[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 143 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H6785-H6786]
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:

       2986. A letter from the Under Secretary for Management, 
     Department of State, transmitting a letter reporting two 
     violations of the Antideficiency Act by the Department of 
     State, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       2987. A letter from the Program Specialist (Paperwork 
     Reduction Act), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, 
     Final Revisions Applicable to Banking Organizations Subject 
     to the Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule [Docket 
     ID: OCC-2014-0025] (RIN: 1557-AD88) received September 29, 
     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.
       2988. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's recommendations to Congress 
     concerning energy performance requirements for fiscal years 
     2016 through 2025, in accordance with the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act [45 U.S.C.8253(a)(3)]; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2989. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Significant New Use 
     Rules on Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2015-0388; 
     FRL-9933-30] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received September 30, 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.
       2990. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- National Emission Standards 
     for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Primary Aluminum Reduction 
     Plants [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0797; FRL-9934-16-OAR] (RIN: 2060-
     AQ92) received September 30, 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.
       2991. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Massachusetts; Approval of Regulations Limiting Emissions of 
     Volatile Organic Compounds and Nitrogen Oxides [EPA-R01-OAR-
     2014-0631; A-1-FRL-9932-12-Region 1] received September 30, 
     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.
       2992. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Illinois; Volatile Organic Compounds Definition [EPA-R05-OAR-
     2015-0008; FRL-9934-11-Region 5] received September 30, 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.
       2993. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Georgia Infrastructure Requirements for 
     the 2008 Lead NAAQS [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0442; FRL-9934-84-
     Region 4] received September 30, 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.
       2994. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Revisions to the California 
     State Implementation Plan, Butte County Air Quality 
     Management District, Feather River Air Quality Management 
     District, and San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control 
     District; Correcting Amendment [EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0246; FRL-
     9931-19-Region 9] received September 30, 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.
       2995. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Revision of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plan; California; Feather River Air Quality 
     Management District; Stationary Source Permits [EPA-R09-OAR-
     2015-0542; FRL-9933-52-Region 9] received September 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-

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     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       2996. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Revisions to the 
     California State Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley Air 
     Quality Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0510; FRL-9934-
     04-Region 9] received September 30, 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.
       2997. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; 
     Mammoth Lakes; Redesignation; PM10 Maintenance Plan [EPA-R09-
     OAR-2015-0279; FRL-9935-05-Region 9] received September 30, 
     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.
       2998. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Adoption of 
     Control Techniques Guidelines for Metal Furniture Coatings 
     and Miscellaneous Metal Parts Coatings [EPA-R03-OAR-2015-
     0404; FRL-9934-92-Region 3] received September 30, 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.
       2999. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; 
     2011 Base Year Inventories for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard for New Castle and Sussex 
     Counties [EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0455; FRL-9934-81-Region 3] 
     received September 30, 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.
       3000. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation 
     Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Pittsburgh-
     Beaver Valley Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual and 2006 
     24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2015-
     0029; FRL-9934-82-Region 3] received September 30, 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.
       3001. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; South Dakota; Revisions to 
     South Dakota Administrative Code [EPA-R08-OAR-2014-0916; FRL-
     9934-83-Region 8] received September 30, 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.
       3002. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri, 
     Limited Maintenance Plan for the St. Louis Nonclassifiable 
     Maintenance Area for the 8-Hour Carbon Monoxide National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0513; FRL-
     9934-98-Region 7] received September 30, 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.
       3003. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's direct final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Approval of the Base Year 
     Emissions Inventory for the Liberty-Clairton Nonattainment 
     Area for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Standard 
     and Approval of Transportation Conformity Insignificance 
     Findings for the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine 
     Particulate Matter Standards for the Liberty-Clairton 
     Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0470; FRL-9934-91-Region 
     3] received September 30, 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.
       3004. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Enhancing Support for the Cuban People [Docket No.: 
     150825774-5774-01] (RIN: 0694-AG67) received September 30, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3005. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on United States Participation in the United Nations 
     in 2014, pursuant to Sec. 4(a) of Pub. L. 79-264; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3006. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination 
     for the use of funds to provide non-lethal assistance to the 
     Syrian Opposition, pursuant to Sec. 451 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3007. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277, 5 
     U.S.C. 3345-3349d; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3008. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Organization 
     and Functions; Implementation of Statutory Gift Acceptance 
     Authority; Freedom of Information Act (RIN: 3209-AA40, RIN: 
     3209-AA41, RIN: 3209-AA39) received September 30, 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.
       3009. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Managing Senior Executive Performance (RIN: 3206-AM48) 
     received September 30, 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.
       3010. A letter from the Division Chief, Bureau of Land 
     Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Minerals Management: Adjustment of 
     Cost Recovery Fees [L13100000 PP0000 LLWO310000] (RIN: 1004-
     AE44) received September 30, 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.
       3011. 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 Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No.: 141021887-5172-02] (RIN: 0648-XE143) 
     received September 30, 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.
       3012. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Kentucky 
     Regulatory Program [SATS No.: KY-253-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-
     2009-0014; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 156S180110; S2D2S 
     SS08011000 SX064A000 15X501520] received September 30, 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.
       3013. A letter from the Deputy Director, Office of Surface 
     Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Pennsylvania Regulatory Program [SATS No.: PA-154-FOR; Docket 
     ID: OSM-2010-0002; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 156S180110 
     S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 15XS501520] received September 30, 
     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.
       3014. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- National Pollutant Discharge 
     Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule [EPA-HQ-
     OECA-2009-0274; FRL-9930-70-OECA] (RIN: 2020-AA47) received 
     September 30, 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.
       3015. 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 -- Return 
     of Wine to Bonded Premises [Docket No.: TTB-2015-0013; T.D. 
     TTB-130] (RIN: 1513-AB92) received September 30, 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.

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