[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5208-S5209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-2313. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Thiabendazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions'' (FRL No. 9929-95) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 15, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2314. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9929-
     57) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     July 15, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       EC-2315. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Distillates, (Fischer-Tropsch), heavy, C18-C50, 
     branched, cyclic and linear; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9929-27) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 15, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2316. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Corporation's annual report for calendar year 2014; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-2317. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Noel T. Jones, 
     United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-2318. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Clarifications and Corrections to 
     the Export Administration Regulations (EAR): Control of 
     Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the President Determines 
     No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions 
     List (USML)'' (RIN0694-AG59) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2319. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy Under 
     Secretary (Legislative Affairs), received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2320. A communication from the Chair of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-2321. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Legislative Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to pre-
     dispute arbitration clauses in consumer financial markets; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-2322. A communication from the District of Columbia 
     Auditor, transmitting, pursuant to law, reports entitled 
     ``The District's School Modernization Program Has Failed to 
     Comply with D.C. Code and Lacks Accountability, Transparency 
     and Basic Financial Management'' and ``Audits of Public 
     School Construction Programs: A Literature Review''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-2323. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Connecticut; Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review'' (FRL No. 
     9927-32-Region 1) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 15, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2324. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Illinois; Midwest Generation 
     Variances'' (FRL No. 9929-71-Region 5) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2325. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request and 
     Associated Maintenance Plan for the Lancaster Nonattainment 
     Area for the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate 
     Matter Standard'' (FRL No. 9930-56-Region 3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2326. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; Revision to the Definition of 
     Volatile Organic Compounds'' (FRL No. 9930-63-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2327. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     North Carolina; Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards Changes'' (FRL No. 9930-76-
     Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 15, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.

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       EC-2328. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Texas; Low Reid Vapor Pressure Regulations'' (FRL No. 9930-
     79-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 15, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2329. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     Washington; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2008 
     Lead and 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9930-69-Region 10) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 15, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2330. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``OPEN PHASE CONDITIONS IN ELECTRIC POWER 
     SYSTEM'' (BTP 8-9) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2331. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``PHYSICAL SECURITY--REVIEW OF PHYSICAL 
     SECURITY SYSTEM DESIGNS--STANDARD DESIGN CERTIFICATION AND 
     OPERATING REACTOR LICENSING APPLICATIONS'' (SRP 13.6.2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2332. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Strategies and Guidance to Address Loss of 
     Large Areas of the Plant Due to Explosions and Fires'' 
     (NUREG-0800, SRP Section 19.4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2333. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revision of 
     Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2015'' ((RIN3150-
     AJ44) (NRC-2014-0200)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2334. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Transaction of Interest Notice for Basket 
     Contacts'' (Notice 2015-48) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2335. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Listing Notice for Basket Option Contacts'' 
     (Notice 2015-47) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2336. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to sections 36(c) and 
     36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14-133); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2337. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the 2014 annual report on voting practices 
     in the United Nations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2338. A communication from the Deputy Director, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Coverage of Certain Preventive Services 
     Under the Affordable Care Act'' ((RIN0938-AS50) (CMS-9940-F)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     15, 2015; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-2339. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Veterinary 
     Feed Directive; Correction'' ((RIN0910-AG95) (Docket No. FDA-
     2011-N-0155)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2340. A communication from the Rules Administrator, 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Transfer of Offenders to Foreign Countries'' (RIN1120-AB65) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2341. A communication from the Rules Administrator, 
     Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commutation of Sentence: Technical Change'' (RIN1120-AB54) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-2342. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
     Requirements for Federal Awards; Updating References'' 
     (RIN2900-AP22) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-2343. A communication from the Acting Director of 
     Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Benefits 
     Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Agency 
     Interpretation of Prosthetic Replacement of a Joint'' 
     (RIN2900-AP38) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       EC-2344. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``16 CFR PART 305--ENERGY AND WATER USE FOR 
     LABELING FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS UNDER THE ENERGY POLICY AND 
     CONSERVATION ACT (`ENERGY LABELING RULE')'' (RIN3084-AA74) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2345. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary/Administrator, 
     Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
     Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on July 14, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-2346. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety 
     Zone--Oil Exploration Staging Area in Goodhope Bay; Kotzebue 
     Sound, AK'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0267)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 
     14, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-2347. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulated 
     Navigation Area; 4th of July, Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA11) (Docket No. USCG-2015-0450)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on July 14, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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