[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 150 (Wednesday, December 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H9042-H9043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

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

       8203. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Program, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Irish Potatoes Grown in Certain Designated 
     Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon; Modification 
     of Container Requirements [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-14-0046; FV14-
     945-2 FIR] received December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8204. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Process for Establishing Rates Charged for AMS Services 
     [Document Number: AMS-LPS-13-0050] (RIN: 0581-AD36) received 
     December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       8205. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza [Docket No.: APHIS-2006-
     0074] (RIN: 0579-AC36) received December 1, 2014, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8206. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Avocados Grown in 
     South Florida and Imported Avocados; Clarification of the 
     Avocado Grade Requirements [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-13-0069; FV13-
     915-3 FR] received December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       8207. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 2014 
     Annual Report on the Regional Defense Combating Terrorism 
     Fellowship Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2249c; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       8208. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     General Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., United States Army, and his 
     advancement on the retired list to the grade of general; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       8209. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Inspector General's semiannual 
     report to Congress for the reporting period ending September 
     30, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8210. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting Fiscal Year 2014 Agency Financial 
     Report; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8211. A letter from the Departmental Freedom of Information 
     and Privacy Act Officer, Department of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Public Information, Freedom of 
     Information Act and Privacy Act Regulations [Docket No.: 
     140127076-4811-02] (RIN: 0605-AA33) received December 4, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8212. A letter from the Administrator, Saint Lawrence 
     Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's annual financial audit and 
     management report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2014, in accordance with OMB Circular A-136; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.

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       8213. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, General 
     Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8214. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Regulatory 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Supplemental Standards of Ethical 
     Conduct for Employees of the Department of the Treasury 
     received November 25, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8215. A letter from the Chairman and Members, Federal Labor 
     Relations Authority, transmitting the semiannual report of 
     the Inspector General of the Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority for the period April 1, 2014, through September 30, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 
     5(b); Public Law 95-452, section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8216. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of the 
     Federal Register, National Archives and Records 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Incorporation by Reference [Docket Number: OFR-2013-0001] 
     (RIN: 3095-AB78) received December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8217. A letter from the Acting Chairman, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting in accordance with 
     Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, the Board's 
     Report on Fiscal Year 2014 Competitive Sourcing Efforts; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8218. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the FY 2014 Performance and 
     Accountability Report, prepared in accordance with the 
     Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 and the Government 
     Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8219. A letter from the Acting Auditor, Office of the 
     District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Certification of Fiscal Year 2015 Total Local Source 
     General Fund Revenue Estimate (Net of Dedicated Taxes) in 
     Support of the District's Issuance of General Obligation 
     Bonds (Series 2014C and 2014D)''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8220. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2014, including the 
     Office of Inspector General's Auditor's Report; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       8221. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     to Congress on the activities of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period April 1, 2014, through September 30, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 
     5(b); Public Law 95-452, section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8222. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer/Acting 
     Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 
     transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General 
     for the period April 1, 2014, through September 30, 2014, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act), section 5(b); 
     Public Law 95-452, section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8223. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/Alaska Region, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary rule; closure -- Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels 
     Using Pot Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No.: 130925836-4174-02] (RIN: 0648-XD610) 
     received December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8224. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 
     Butterfish Fishery; Notification of Butterfish Quota Transfer 
     [Docket No.: 130903775-4276-02] (RIN: 0648-XD603) received 
     December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8225. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/Alaska Region, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary inseason rule -- Fisheries of the 
     Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Thornyhead Rockfish in 
     the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 130925836-4174-02] (RIN: 0648-XD626) received December 
     3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       8226. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/Alaska Region, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary inseason, closure rule -- 
     Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific 
     Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XD623) received December 3, 2014, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8227. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/Alaska Region, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Several Groundfish Species in the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     131021878-4158-02] (RIN: 0648-XD624) received December 3, 
     2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       8228. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer 
     [Docket No.: 140214138-4482-02] (RIN: 0648-XD584) received 
     December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8229. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/West Coast Region, NMFS, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's inseason rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No.: 120814338-2711-02] (RIN: 0648-BE59) received 
     December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8230. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries/Alaska Region, NMFS, National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area 
     [Docket No.: 130925836-4174-02] (RIN: 0648-XD589) received 
     December 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       8231. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Report of the Department's Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
     Liberties, covering the first and second quarters of FY 2014, 
     from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security.
       8232. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to 
     section 7(a) of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
     104-45), a copy of Presidential Determination No. 2015-03 
     suspending the limitation on the obligation of the State 
     Department Appropriations contained in Sections 3(b) and 7(b) 
     of this Act for six months as well as the periodic report 
     provided for under Section 6 of the Act, covering the period 
     from June 5, 2014 to the present; jointly to the Committees 
     on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.

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