[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 84 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H3579-H3581]
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:

       1616. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP/DARS, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Multiyear Contracts-Statutory References and Cancellation 
     Ceiling Threshold (DFARS Case 2014-D019) (RIN: 0750-AI37) 
     received May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       1617. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP/DARS, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Advancing Small Business Growth (DFARS Case 2014-D009) (RIN: 
     0750-A142) received May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1618. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Community Support Program -- 
     Administrative Amendments (RIN: 2590-AA38) received May 26, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1619. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing 
     Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 
     Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies (RIN: 
     2590-AA61) received May 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1620. A letter from the Director, Directorate of 
     Construction, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's Major 
     final rule -- Confined Spaces in Construction [Docket ID: 
     OSHA-2007-0026] (RIN: 1218-AB47) received May 27, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       1621. A letter from the Chief, Planning and Regulatory 
     Affairs Office, OPS, Food and Nutrition Service, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Professional Standards for State and Local School Nutrition 
     Programs Personnel as Required by the Healthy, Hunger-Free 
     Kids Act of 2010 [FNS-2011-0030] (RIN: 0584-AE19) received 
     May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5

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     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1622. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the eighth report to Congress entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2014 Annual Report on FDA Advisory Committee Vacancies 
     and Public Disclosures'', pursuant to Sec. 712(e) of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1623. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Alaska [EPA-R10-OAR-2014-0532; FRL-
     9928-17-Region 10] received May 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1624. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- State Implementation Plans: Response 
     to Petition for Rulemaking; Restatement and Update of EPA's 
     SSM Policy Applicable to SIPs; Findings of Substantial 
     Inadequacy; and SIP Calls to Amend Provisions Applying to 
     Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown and 
     Malfunction [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0322; FRL-9924-05-OAR] (RIN: 
     2060-AR68) received May 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1625. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Completion of Requirement to 
     Promulgate Standards [EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0505; FRL-9928-25-OAR] 
     (RIN: 2060-AS42) received May 27, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1626. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New York; Infrastructure SIP for the 
     2008 Lead NAAQS [EPA-R02-OAR-2014-0683, FRL-9928-39-Region 2] 
     received May 27, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1627. 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; Maryland; Determination of 
     Attainment of the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard for the Baltimore, Maryland Moderate 
     Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0884; FRL-9928-42-Region 
     3] received May 27, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1628. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0230; FRL-9927-11] received May 27, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1629. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Mesotrione; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2014-0303; FRL-9927-75] received May 27, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1630. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Coordination of the Scheduling Processes of 
     Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines and Public Utilities [Docket 
     No.: RM14-2-000; Order No.: 809] received May 26, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1631. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rules -- 
     Revisions to Rules of Practice received May 26, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1632. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's ``Report to 
     Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2014'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-438, Sec. 208 and Public Law 104-
     66; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1633. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Interim Staff Guidance Emergency Planning Exemption 
     Requests for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants [NSIR/DPR-
     ISG-02] received May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1634. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's withdrawal of rule -- Net 
     Positive Suction Head for Emergency Core Cooling and 
     Containment Heat Removal System Pumps [NRC-2015-0107] 
     received May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1635. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting reports for the second 
     quarter of FY 2015, January 1, 2015-March 31, 2015, in 
     accordance with Secs. 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the March 24, 1979, Report by the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs (H. Rept. 96-70), and the July 31, 1981, 
     Seventh Report by the Committee on Government Operations (H. 
     Rept. 97-214); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1636. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report certifying that the export of the 
     listed item to the People's Republic of China is not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry, pursuant to 
     Sec. 1512 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for FY 1999 (Pub. L. 105-261), as amended 
     by Sec. 146 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 1999 (Pub. L. 105-
     277), and the President's September 29, 2009 delegation of 
     authority (74 Fed. Reg. 50,913 (Oct. 2, 2009)); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1637. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of 
     Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a list of 
     international agreements other than treaties entered into by 
     the United States to be transmitted to Congress within sixty 
     days in accordance with the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1638. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations: Policy on Exports to the Republic of Fiji (RIN: 
     1400-AD77) received May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1639. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting pursuant to 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. 
     1703(c), the six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to North Korea that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1640. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting pursuant to 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. 
     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; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1641. A letter from the Assistant Director, Senior 
     Executive Management Office, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies 
     Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1642. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 
     Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1643. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Federal Highway 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 
     Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1644. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, transmitting the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle 2014 management report, 
     pursuant to the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1645. A letter from the Associate Administrator for 
     Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's FY 2014 annual report, pursuant to Sec. 203 
     of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 
     and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1646. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Pipeline and 
     Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal 
     Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1647. A letter from the Chair, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     from the Office of Inspector General for the period October 
     1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 along with a separate 
     Management Report containing certain required information; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1648. A letter from the Executive Director, United States 
     Access Board, transmitting the Board's FY 2014 annual report, 
     pursuant to Sec. 203(a) of the Notification and Federal 
     Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No 
     FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1649. A letter from the Chairman, United States Capitol 
     Police Board, transmitting the Board's 2014 Year in Review 
     which provides a synopsis of the Board's many short- and 
     long-term initiatives and highlights the achievements of the 
     Board; to the Committee on House Administration.
       1650. 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 Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD921) received May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.

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       1651. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 
     2015 and 2016 Sector Operations Plans and 2015 Contracts and 
     Allocation of Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch 
     Entitlements [Docket No.: 140821699-5361-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD461) received May 21, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1652. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's interim 
     final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern 
     United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 
     2015; Recreational Management Measures [Docket No.: 
     150305221-5221-01] (RIN: 0648-BE82) received May 21, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1653. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Red 
     Snapper Management Measures [Docket No.: 150226189-5389-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BE91) received May 29, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1654. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic 
     Species Fisheries; Closure [Docket No.: 140417346-4575-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XD916) received May 29, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1655. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Taking and Importing 
     Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. 
     Marine Corps Training Exercises at Brant Island Bombing 
     Target and Piney Island Bombing Range, USMC Cherry Point 
     Range Complex, North Carolina [Docket No.: 131119976-5119-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BD79) received May 26, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1656. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the FY 2014 report on the activities of the Community 
     Relations Service, pursuant to Sec. 1004 of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352) and the Reorganization Plan No. 
     1 of 1966, as revised by 28 C.F.R. 0.30(b); to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       1657. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Office of 
     Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report to Congress identifying 
     the 9-1-1 capabilities of the multi-line telephone system in 
     use by all Federal agencies in all Federal buildings and 
     properties, pursuant to Sec. 6504 of the Middle Class Tax 
     Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1658. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's Low Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program Report to Congress for FY 2010, pursuant 
     to Sec. 2610(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1981, as amended, and the FY 2010 Low Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Program Home Energy Notebook; jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and the 
     Workforce.
       1659. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a 
     legislative proposal that would ensure that American Indian 
     and Alaska Natives have access to at least one polling place 
     in their communities to cast their ballots; jointly to the 
     Committees on House Administration and Natural Resources.

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