[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 70 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2819-H2820]
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:

       1394. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Paleontological Resources 
     Preservation (RIN: 0596-AC95) received May 1, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1395. A letter from the Under Secretary, Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the ``2015 
     Report to Congress on Sustainable Ranges'', as required by 
     Sec. 366 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act 
     for FY 2003, as amended; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1396. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility (Greene County, NY, et 
     al.) [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0001] [Internal Agency Docket No.: 
     FEMA-8381] received May 5, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1397. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Energy 
     Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``The Availability and Price 
     of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries 
     Other Than Iran'', pursuant to Sec. 1245(d)(4)(A) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1398. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 1-Octanol; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0353; FRL-9924-
     81] received May 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1399. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's partial withdrawal of direct final rule -- Partial 
     Withdrawal of Technical Amendments Related to: Tier 3 Motor 
     Vehicle Fuel and Quality Assurance Plan Provisions [EPA-HQ-
     OAR-2011-0135; FRL-9927-17-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS36) received May 
     1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1400. 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; New Mexico; Albuquerque/
     Bernalillo County; Revisions to Emissions Inventory 
     Requirements, and General Provisions [EPA-R06-OAR-2008-0636; 
     FRL-9927-24-Region 6] received May 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1401. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; California; South Coast Air Quality Management 
     District; Stationary Source Permits [EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0087; 
     FRL-9926-77-Region 9] received May 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1402. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 Protein 
     in Soybean; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0454; FRL-9925-85] received May 1, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1403. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Defensin Proteins (SoD2 and SoD7) 
     derived from spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) in Citrus Plants; 
     Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2014-0834; FRL-9926-99] received May 1, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1404. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Fenazaquin; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2006-0075; FRL-9925-97]

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     received May 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1405. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Public Safety and 
     Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Travelers' 
     Information Stations; American Association of Information 
     Radio Operators Petition for Ruling on Travelers' Information 
     Station Rules; Highway Information Systems, Inc. Petition for 
     Rulemaking; American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials Petition for Rulemaking [PS Docket 
     No.: 09-19] (RM-11514) (RM-11531) received May 5, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1406. A letter from the Associate Chief, Auctions and 
     Spectrum Access Division, Wireless Telecommunications and 
     Media Bureaus, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Auction of FM 
     Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled for July 23, 2015; 
     Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront 
     Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 98 [AU Docket No.: 
     15-3] received May 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1407. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) and 36(d) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-019; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1408. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-029; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1409. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-011; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1410. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-008; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1411. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by Sec. 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and Sec. 204(c) 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
     1730(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.
       1412. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     with respect to Syria, originally declared on May 11, 2004, 
     by Executive Order 13338, as modified, is to continue in 
     effect beyond May 11, 2015; (H. Doc. No. 114--34); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       1413. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national 
     emergency, with respect to the Central African Republic, 
     originally declared in Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014, 
     is to continue in effect beyond May 12, 2015, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 114--35); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       1414. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a letter providing the Web site 
     link to the FY 2012 and FY 2013 inventories of commercial and 
     inherently governmental positions in the U.S. Department of 
     Transportation required by the Federal Activities Inventory 
     Reform Act of 1998 and the Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1415. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employment and 
     Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's interim final rule -- Temporary Non-
     Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States 
     (RIN: 1205-AB76) received May 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1416. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Effluent Limitations Guidelines and 
     Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source 
     Category; Correcting Amendment [EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0884; FRL-
     9926-32-OW] received May 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1417. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulation Policy 
     and Management, Office of the General Counsel (02REG), 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program (RIN: 
     2900-AO71) received May 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1418. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     Sec. 1874A of the Social Security Act entitled ``Review of 
     Medicare Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations 
     for Fiscal Year 2013''; jointly to the Committees on Energy 
     and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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