[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 38 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H1621-H1623]
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:

       670. A letter from the Acting Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Cattle Fever Tick; Importation Requirements for 
     Ruminants From Mexico [Docket No.: APHIS-2012-0073] (RIN: 
     0579-AD91) received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       671. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's proposed rule -- Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation General Provisions; Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation Governance; Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation Risk Management; Federal Agricultural 
     Mortgage Corporation Disclosure and Reporting; Farmer Mac 
     Corporate Governance and Standards of Conduct (RIN: 3052-

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     AC89) received March 3, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       672. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General 
     Raymond P. Palumbo, United States Army, and his advancement 
     to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       673. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility (Albany County, NY, et 
     al.) [Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No.: 
     FEMA-8371] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       674. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Summary of the Joint Final Rule: Appraisals for 
     Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans received March 4, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       675. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit 
     Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     rule -- Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Supplemental (RIN: 3133-
     AE21) received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       676. A letter from the General Counsel, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final 
     rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits received March 4, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       677. 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; Arizona; Regional Haze State 
     and Federal Implementation Plans; Reconsideration [EPA-R09-
     OAR-2014-0647; FRL-9923-88-Region 9] received March 4, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       678. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; Rhode Island; 
     Transportation Conformity [EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0275; A-1-FRL-
     9924-17-Region 1] received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       679. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants: Off-Site Waste and Recovery 
     Operations [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0360; FRL-9923-26-OAR] (RIN: 
     2060-AR47) received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       680. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Arkansas; Revisions for the Regulation 
     and Permitting of Fine Particulate Matter [EPA-R06-OAR-2014-
     0700; FRL-9923-77-Region 6] received March 3, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       681. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans: Texas; Approval of Substitution for 
     Transportation Control Measures [EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0871; FRL-
     9923-80-Region 6] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       682. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes; Georgia; Redesignation of the Rome, 
     Georgia, 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment 
     Area to Attainment; Correction [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0893; FRL-
     9923-89-Region 4] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       683. 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 Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0444; FRL-9924-16-Region 4] 
     received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       684. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Metaldehyde; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0110; FRL-9921-85] received March 3, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       685. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Emissions Statement 
     Requirement for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R04-OAR-
     2014-0810; FRL-9923-94-Region 4] received March 3, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       686. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Mississippi: New Source Review -- 
     Prevention of Significance Deterioration [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-
     0798; FRL-9923-92-Region 4] received March 3, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       687. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 9-Octadecenoic Acid (9Z)--, 
     Sulfonated, Oxidized and its Potassium and Sodium Salts; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2013-0601; FRL-9922-29] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       688. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans, State Plans for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants, and Operating Permits Program; 
     State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0006; FRL-9923-68-Region 
     7] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       689. 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; Pennsylvania; Redesignation 
     Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Reading, 
     Pennsylvania, Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine 
     Particulate Matter Standard, and 2007 Base Year Inventory 
     [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0147; FRL-9923-78-Region 3] received March 
     3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       690. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Quality State Implementation 
     Plans; Approval and Promulgation: Missouri; St. Louis 
     Inspection and Maintenance Program [EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0399; 
     FRL-9923-66-Region 7] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       691. 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; Virginia; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0522; FRL-9923-79-Region 
     3] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       692. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; State Boards 
     Requirements; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 
     2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0903; FRL-
     9924-02-Region 3] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       693. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Nineteenth Report 
     to Congress on Progress Made in Licensing and Constructing 
     the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline, pursuant to Sec. 1810 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       694. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on data 
     mining activity in the Department of State for calendar year 
     2014, pursuant to Public Law 110-53, section 804; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       695. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     Hong Kong Policy Report, pursuant to the Hong Kong Policy Act 
     of 1992, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       696. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. RSAT-14-4215, Notice of Proposed Permanent 
     Transfer of Major Defense Equipment, pursuant to the 
     reporting requirements of Section 3(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       697. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 14-150, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       698. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 
     DDTC 14-068, pursuant to the reporting requirements of 
     Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       699. 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), a six-month periodic report on the national

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     emergency with respect to South Sudan that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       700. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-601, ``U 
     Street/14th Street, N.W., and Georgia Avenue Great Streets 
     Neighborhood Retail Priority Amendment Act of 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       701. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-602, 
     ``Workforce Investment Implementation Amendment Act of 
     2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       702. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-603, 
     ``Public Space Maintenance Amendment Act of 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       703. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-603, 
     ``Public Space Maintenance Amendment Act of 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       704. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-604, 
     ``Federal Health Reform Implementation and Omnibus Amendment 
     Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       705. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-605, 
     ``Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       706. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-606, 
     ``Executive Service Compensation System Changes and Pay 
     Schedule Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       707. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-619, 
     ``Civil Asset Forfeiture Amendment Act of 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       708. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-621, 
     ``License to Carry a Pistol Amendment Act of 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       709. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-593, 
     ``Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 
     2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       710. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-607, 
     ``Office of Motion Picture and Television Development 
     Establishment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       711. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-608, 
     ``Adoption Fee Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       712. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-609, 
     ``Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Amendment Act of 
     2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       713. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-620, 
     ``Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2014''; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       714. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-618, 
     ``Clinical Laboratory Practitioners Amendment Act of 2014''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       715. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-615, ``New 
     Columbia Statehood Initiative and Omnibus Boards and 
     Commissions Reform Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       716. A letter from the Office of Presidential Appointments, 
     Department of State, transmitting fourteen reports pursuant 
     to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       717. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Report 
     of the U.S. Government; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       718. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       719. A letter from the Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Grants To 
     Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection 
     Orders [OVW Docket No.: 111] (RIN: 1105-AB43) received March 
     4, 2015; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       720. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Establishment of the Fountaingrove District Viticultural Area 
     [Docket No.: TTB-2014-0006; T.D. TTB-128; Ref: Notice No. 
     144] (RIN: 1513-AC09) received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       721. A letter from the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting the 2015 Trade Policy Agenda and 2014 Annual 
     Report of the President of the United States on the Trade 
     Agreements Program, pursuant to Sec. 163 of the Trade Act of 
     1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2213); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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