Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: 4691. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Increased Assessment Rate [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-11-0057; FV11-906-1 FR] received January 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 4692. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ- OPP-2010-0944; FRL-9330-4] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 4693. 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-8205] received January 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services. 4694. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export- Import Bank, transmitting a report on transactions involving U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services. 4695. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a report on appropriations legislation as required by section 251(a)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 1985, as amended; to the Committee on the Budget. 4696. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2010 of the Administration on Aging, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3018; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 4697. A letter from the Administrator, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report on the activities of the National 911 Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4698. 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; District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia; Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 Fine Particle Standard for the Metropolitan Washington, DC-MD-VA and Martinsburg-Hagerstown, WV-MD Nonattainment Areas [EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0801; FRL-9616-6] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4699. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; Alaska [EPA-R10-OAR-2010-0917; FRL- 9616-4] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4700. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; State of Colorado; Interstate Transport of Pollution Revisions for the 1997 PM2.5 and 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS: ``Significant Contribution'', ''Interference with Maintenance'', and ``Interference with Prevention of Significant Deterioration'' Requirements; Revisions to Regulation No. 3 [EPA-R08-OAR-2007-1037; FRL-9506-8] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4701. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- EPAAR Clause for Compliance with EPA Policies for Information Resources Management [EPA-HQ-OARM- 2010-0764; FRL-9616-2] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4702. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Joaquin Valley; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Ozone [EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0723; FRL-9616-5] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4703. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) [EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0547; FRL-9480- 1] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4704. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Underground Storage Tank Program: Approved State Program for the State of Oregon [EPA-R10-UST- 2011-0097; FRL-9615-4] received January 4, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4705. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting Biennial report on the Do-Not-Call Registry for FY 2010 and 2011; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 4706. A letter from the Secretary, Deaprtment of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to North Korea that was declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4707. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies 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 the Western Balkans that was declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4708. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-243), the Authorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (Pub. L. 102-1), and in order to keep the Congress fully informed, a report prepared by the Department of State for the August 21, 2011 -- October 20, 2011 reporting period including matters relating to post-liberation Iraq under Section 7 of the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-338); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4709. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting report prepared by the Department of State concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4710. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies 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 the risk of nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation that was declared in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 4711. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting a report justifying the reasons for the extension of locality-based comparability payments to categories of positions that are in more than one executive agency, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5304(h)(2)(C); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4712. A letter from the Chair, Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Cost Accounting Standards: Cost Accounting Standards 412 and 413 -- Cost Accounting Standards Pension Harmonization Rule received January 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4713. A letter from the Chair, Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Cost Accounting Standards: Change to the CAS Applicability Threshold for the Inflation Adjustment to the Truth in Negotiations Act Threshold received January 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4714. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's report for fiscal year 2011 on competitive sourcing efforts as required by Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. 108-199; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 4715. A letter from the Chief, Division of Management Authority, International Affairs Program, Department of Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Regulation that Excludes U.S. Captive-Bred Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle from Certain Prohibitions [Docket No.: FWS-R9-IA-2010-0056] (RIN: 1018-AX29) received January 6, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources. 4716. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, transmitting a report on the Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness Act Usage of Act's Antitrust Laws Exemption; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 4717. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Transportation, transmitting the fourth of five reports required by Section 1201(c) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) detailing the Department's progress; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 4718. A letter from the Senior Program Analyst, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pilot, Flight Instructor, and Pilot School Certification; Technical Amendment [Docket No.: FAA-2006-26661; Amdt. No. 61-129] (RIN: 2120-AI86) received January 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 4719. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments; Response to Appeals; Corrections [Docket No.: PHMSA-2009-0151(HM-218F)] (RIN: 2137-AE84) received January 3, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 4720. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a semi-annual report to Congress on the continued compliance of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan with the Trade Act's freedom of emigration provisions, as required under the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c) and (d); to the Committee on Ways and Means.