[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 135 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H6176-H6177]
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:

       2843. A letter from the Director, Budget and Performance 
     Management, Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Department's proposed rule -- Changes to 
     Fees and Payment Methods (RIN: 0518-AA05) received September 
     15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2844. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Personnel 
     and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     authorizing ten United States Marine Corps officers to wear 
     the insignia of the grade of brigadier general, as indicated, 
     in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 777; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       2845. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations (Clay County, MO, et 
     al.) [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0001] received September 14, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       2846. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Removal of Certain References to Credit Ratings and Amendment 
     to the Issuer Diversification Requirement in the Money Market 
     Fund Rule [Release No.: IC-31828; File No.: S7-07-11] (RIN: 
     3235-AL02) received September 17, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       2847. 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 for Designated Facilities 
     and Pollutants; Missouri; Commercial and Industrial Solid 
     Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0514; FRL-
     9933-97-Region 7] received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2848. 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 for Designated Facilities 
     and Pollutants; Missouri; Sewage Sludge Incinerators [EPA-
     R07-OAR-2015-0543; FRL-9933-95-Region 7] received September 
     15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       2849. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Texas; Revision to Control Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emissions from Storage Tanks and Transport 
     Vessels [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0079; FRL-9932-51-Region 6] 
     received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2850. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Fluensulfone; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0375; FRL-9933-02] received September 15, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2851. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Halosulfuron-methyl; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0574; FRL-9933-00] received 
     September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       2852. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a notification that the national 
     emergency declared with respect to persons who commit, 
     threaten to commit, or support terrorism, declared in 
     Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, is to continue 
     in effect beyond September 23, 2015, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1622(d); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2853. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a semiannual report detailing 
     telecommunications-related payments made to Cuba pursuant to 
     Department of the Treasury licenses during the period from 
     January 1 through June 30, 2015, as required by Sec. 
     1705(e)(6) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, as amended by 
     Sec. 102(g) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, 22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6), and pursuant to 
     Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       2854. A letter from the Director, Office of Federal 
     Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Government 
     Contractors, Prohibitions Against Pay Secrecy Policies and 
     Actions (RIN: 1250-AA06) received September 15, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       2855. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     modification of fishing seasons -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial Salmon 
     Fisheries; Inseason Actions #14 and #15 [Docket No.: 
     150316270-5270-01] (RIN: 0648-XE054) received September 15, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2856. A letter from the 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; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 141021887-5172-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XE139) received September 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2857. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No.: 140904754-5188-02] (RIN: 0648-BF27) received 
     September 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       2858. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     modification of fishing seasons -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial, 
     Recreational, and Treaty Indian Salmon Fisheries; Inseason 
     Actions #16

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     Through #21 [Docket No.: 150316270-5270-01] (RIN: 0648-XE111) 
     received September 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2859. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2015 
     Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for South 
     Atlantic Hogfish [Docket No.: 120403249-2492-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XE088) received September 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2860. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     modification of fishing seasons -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial Salmon 
     Fisheries; Inseason Actions #7 through #13 [Docket No.: 
     150316270-5270-01] (RIN: 0648-XE020) received September 15, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2861. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2015 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack [Docket No.: 1206013412-
     2517-02] (RIN: 0648-XE028) received September 15, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2862. 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 Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Possession Limit Adjustments 
     for the Common Pool Fishery [Docket No.: 150105004-5355-01] 
     (RIN: 0648-XD984) received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       2863. 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; 
     Kamchatka Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 141021887-5172-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XD974) received September 16, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       2864. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone, Seward, 
     AK [Docket No.: USCG-2015-0800] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received 
     September 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2865. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulations; Marine Events held in the Sector Long Island 
     Sound Captain of the Port Zone -- Correction [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2015-0705] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 8, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       2866. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Ocean Dumping: Modification of Final 
     Site Designation [EPA-R06-OW-2015-0121; FRL-9934-25-Region 6] 
     received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       2867. A letter from the Chief Impact Analyst, Regulation 
     Policy and Management Staff, Office of the General Counsel 
     (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Copayments for Medications in 2015 
     (RIN: 2900-AP15) received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       2868. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Bureau of the 
     Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Offset of Tax Refund Payments to 
     Collect Certain Debts Owed to States (RIN: 1530-AA02) 
     received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2869. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final regulations -- Determination of Minimum Required 
     Pension Contributions [TD 9732] (RIN: 1545-BH71) received 
     September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       2870. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Update to procedures for entering into a FET 
     closing agreement based on provisions of an income tax treaty 
     (Rev. Proc. 2015-46) received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2871. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Procedures for Requesting a Waiver of the 
     Electronic Filing Requirements for Form 8955-SSA and Form 
     5500-EZ (Rev. Proc. 2015-47) received September 15, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2872. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final and temporary regulations -- Clarification of the 
     Coordination of the Transfer Pricing Rules with Other Code 
     Provisions [TD 9738] (RIN: 1545-BM72) received September 15, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2873. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- No-Rule on Certain Section 355 Transactions 
     (Rev. Proc. 2015-43) received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2874. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Revenue Procedure Applying the Controlled 
     Group Rules to Certain Fund of Funds (Rev. Proc. 2015-45) 
     received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2875. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Companion Notice to Rev. Proc. 2015-43 
     Announcing Issues Under Study and Requesting Comments [Notice 
     2015-59] received September 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       2876. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final regulations -- Controlled Group Regulation Examples [TD 
     9737] (RIN: 1545-BK96) received September 15, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2877. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Disclosure of Information for 
     Certain Intellectual Property Rights Enforced at the Border 
     [Docket No.: USCBP-2012-0011] (RIN: 1515-AD87) received 
     September 16, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       2878. A letter from the Chairman and Board Members, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's budget 
     request for fiscal year 2017, in accordance with Sec. 7(f) of 
     the Railroad Retirement Act; jointly to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways 
     and Means.
       2879. A letter from the Chair, Federal Election Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's fiscal year Office of 
     Management and Budget 2017 budget request, pursuant to 52 
     U.S.C. 30107(d); jointly to the Committees on House 
     Administration, Appropriations, and Oversight and Government 
     Reform.

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