[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 11, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H979-H980]
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:

       403. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     interim rule -- Irish Potatoes Grown in Colorado; Relaxation 
     of the Handling Regulation for Area No. 3 [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-
     14-0092; FV15-948-1 IR] received February 4, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       404. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     interim rule -- Marketing Order Regulating the Handling of 
     Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the 
     Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2014-2015 Marketing Year [Doc. 
     No.: AMS-FV-13-0087; FV14-985-1B IR] received February 4, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       405. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio 
     Grande Valley in Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate [Doc. No.: 
     AMS-FV-14-0054; FV14-906-3 FIR] received February 4, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       406. A letter from the Under Secretary, Rural Development, 
     Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Rural Development Regulations -- Update to FmHA References 
     and to Census References (RIN: 0570-AA30) received February 
     4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       407. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's annual 
     report listing all repairs and maintenance performed on any 
     covered Navy vessel in any shipyard outside the United States 
     or Guam during Fiscal Year 2014, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7310; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       408. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Office of Community Planning and 
     Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting the Department's Major interim rule -- Housing 
     Trust Fund [Docket No.: FR-5246-I-03] (RIN: 2506-AC30) 
     received February 5, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       409. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee 
     Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Annual Funding 
     Notice for Defined Benefit Plans (RIN: 1210-AB18) received 
     February 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       410. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp 
     Ballasts [Docket No.: EERE-2009-BT-TP-0016] (RIN: 1904-AB99) 
     received February 5, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       411. A letter from the Deputy Director -- ODRM, CDC/NIOSH, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the 
     Department's interim final rule -- Closed-Circuit Escape 
     Respirators; Extension of Transition Period [Docket No.: CDC-
     2015-0004; NIOSH-280] (RIN: 0920-AA60) received January 28, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       412. 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; Washington; Redesignation to 
     Attainment for the Tacoma-Pierce County Nonattainment Area 
     and Approval of Associated Maintenance Plan for the 2006 24-
     Hour Fine Particulate Matter Standard [EPA-R10-OAR-2014-0808; 
     FRL-9922-81-Region 10] received February 4, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       413. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Transportation Conformity 
     and Conformity of General Federal Actions [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-
     0938; FRL-9922-73-Region 6] received February 4, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       414. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina; Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program Updates [EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0772; FRL-9922-
     42-Region 4] received February 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       415. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0151; FRL-9920-98] received February 4, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       416. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Flutriafol; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2014-0482; FRL-9922-06] received February 4, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       417. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 
     Additives: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to 
     Maine's Southern Counties [EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0283; FRL-9921-82-
     OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS19) received February 4, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       418. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revision to the Arizona State 
     Implementation Plan; Nogales Nonattainment Area; Fine 
     Particulate Matter Emissions Inventories [EPA-R09-OAR-2014-
     0450; FRL-9922-74-Region 9] received February 4, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       419. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the California State 
     Implementation Plan, Placer County Air Pollution Control 
     District and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0731; FRL-9921-37-Region 9] 
     received February 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       420. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to the Clean Air Act Section 
     110 Submission Requirements for State Implementation Plans 
     and Notice of Availability of an Option for Electronic 
     Reporting [EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0045; FRL-9922-54-OAR] received 
     February 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       421. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.202(b), 
     Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Silverton, 
     Texas) Station KXDJ(FM), Spearman, Texas [MB Docket No.: 14-
     156] (RM-11725) (File No.: BPH-20140519AHY) received February 
     6, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       422. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 14-55, 
     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance 
     to the Netherlands, pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       423. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Revisions to the Unverified List (UVL) [Docket No.: 
     141104925-4925-01] (RIN: 0694-AG35) received February 5, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       424. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- U.S.-India Bilateral Understanding: Additional 
     Revisions to the U.S. Export and Reexport Controls Under the 
     Export Administration Regulations [Docket No.: 130405339-
     3339-01] (RIN: 0694-AF72) received January 29, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       425. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Russian Sanctions: Licensing Policy for the Crimea 
     Region of Ukraine [Docket No.: 141218999-4999-01] (RIN: 0694-
     AG43) received February 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       426. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 13-114, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       427. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Annual 
     Performance Report (APR) for Fiscal Years 2014-

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     2016 and the Annual Performance Plan, pursuant to Public Law 
     111-352; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       428. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's fiscal year 2014 
     Performance and Accountability Report, prepared in accordance 
     with OMB Circular A-136 and part 6 of Circular A-11; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       429. A letter from the Executive Resources Program Manager, 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       430. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; List of Authorized 
     Fisheries and Gear [Docket No.: 130904784-4999-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BD67) received February 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       431. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 130925836-4174-02] (RIN: 0648-XD654) received February 
     8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       432. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's Fiscal Year 2014 report to Congress on H-1B 
     Petitions, pursuant to Public Law 105-277, div. C, title IV, 
     section 416(c); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       433. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     status report on the Bureau of Prisons' compliance with the 
     National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
     Improvement Act of 1997, pursuant to Public Law 105-33; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       434. A letter from the Under Secretary for Policy, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting a letter regarding 
     the Department's response to the National Transportation 
     Safety Board's 2015 Most Wanted List, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     1135(e)(1); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       435. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Attorney General's first quarterly report of FY 2015 on 
     the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994, pursuant to Public Law 110-389; jointly to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs.
       436. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad Retirement 
     Board, transmitting the Board's Congressional Justification 
     of Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2016, including the 
     Performance Plan for the year, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f(f); 
     Public Law 93-445, title I, section 416; jointly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Ways and Means.

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