[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 153 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H7024-H7025]
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:

       3169. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Personnel 
     and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     authorizing Captain William W. Wheeler III, United States 
     Navy, to wear the insignia of the grade of rear admiral 
     (lower half), in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 777; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       3170. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility (Otero County, NM, et 
     al.); [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0001] [Internal Agency Docket 
     No.: FEMA-8403] received October 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.
       3171. A letter from the Executive Director, NACIQI, Office 
     of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report of the National 
     Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity for 
     FY 2015, pursuant to Sec. 114(e) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965, as amended; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       3172. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's biennial report to Congress 
     entitled Scientific and Clinical Status of Organ 
     Transplantation for 2011-2012, in accordance with Sec. 376 of 
     the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 274d; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3173. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's biennial report to Congress 
     entitled Scientific and Clinical Status of Organ 
     Transplantation 2008-2010, in accordance with Sec. 376 of the 
     Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 274d; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       3174. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's NURSE Corps Loan Repayment and 
     Scholarship Programs Report to Congress for FY 2014, in 
     accordance with Sec. 846(h) of the Public Health Service Act; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3175. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 2-propen-1-aminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-
     propenyl-, chloride, homopolymer; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0363; FRL-9933-
     98] received October 13, 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.
       3176. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; 
     2006 PM2.5 and 2008 Lead NAAQS State Board Infrastructure SIP 
     Requirements [EPA-R05-OAR-2014-0657; FRL-9935-63-Region 5] 
     received October 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.
       3177. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 
     2016 Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl 
     Bromide [EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0369; FRL-9935-69-OAR] (RIN: 2060-
     AS44) received October 13, 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.
       3178. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Clean Air Act Redesignation Substitute 
     for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 1-Hour Ozone Nonattainment 
     Area; Texas [EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0259; FRL-9935-68-Region 6] 
     received October 13, 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.
       3179. 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; New Mexico; Albuquerque/
     Bernalillo County; Revisions to State Boards and Conflict of 
     Interest Provisions [EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0614; FRL-9935-53-
     Region 6] received October 13, 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.
       3180. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pyrimethanil; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0012; FRL-9935-11] received October 16, 
     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.
       3181. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], a-
     [(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecen-1-yl]-w-[[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecen-
     1yl]oxy-]; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0442; FRL-9935-34] received October 16, 
     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.
       3182. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Texas: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision [EPA-R06-
     RCRA-2015-0109; FRL-9936-00-Region 6] received October 16, 
     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.
       3183. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Potassium Salts of Hops Beta acids; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2014-0374; FRL-9933-73] received October 16, 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.
       3184. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's Major final rule -- Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk 
     and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682; FRL-9935-40-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AQ75) 
     received October 16, 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.
       3185. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's Major final rule -- National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards for Ozone [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0699; FRL-9933-18-OAR] 
     (RIN: 2060-AP38) received October 16, 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.
       3186. A letter from the Deputy Chief, CCR Division, Public 
     Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Ensuring Continuity of 911 Communications [PS Docket No.: 14-
     174] received October 13, 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.
       3187. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Public Safety and 
     Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Improving 911 
     Reliability [PS Docket No.: 13-75]; Reliability and 
     Continuity of Communications Networks, Including Broadband 
     Technologies [PS Docket No.: 11-60] received October 13, 
     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.
       3188. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     notice of a proposed lease to the government of Nicaragua, 
     Transmittal No. 01-16, pursuant to Sec. 62(a) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3189. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report entitled 
     ``Report of U.S. Citizen Expropriation Claims and Certain 
     Other Commercial and Investment Disputes'', pursuant to Sec. 
     527(f) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1994 and 1995, Pub. L. 103-236; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3190. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, 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. 1703(c), and pursuant to 
     Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       3191. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Somalia that was declared 
     in Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010 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. 1703(c); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.

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       3192. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national 
     emergency, with respect to significant narcotics traffickers 
     centered in Colombia declared in Executive Order 12978 of 
     October 21, 1995, is to continue in effect beyond October 21, 
     2015, as required by Sec. 202(d) of the National Emergencies 
     Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. No. 114--68); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       3193. 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, 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3194. A letter from the Executive Analyst (Political), Food 
     and Drug Administration, 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.
       3195. A letter from the Acting Director, U.S. Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's report 
     entitled ``Federal Student Loan Repayment Program Calendar 
     Year 2014'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5379(h)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3196. A letter from the Division Chief, Legislative Affairs 
     and Correspondence, Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting the final map and corridor 
     boundary description for the Crooked Wild and Scenic River, 
     pursuant to Pub. L. 90-542, Sec. 3(b), as amended; 16 U.S.C. 
     1271-1287; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3197. A letter from the Branch Chief, Endangered Species 
     Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 4(d) Rule for 
     the Georgetown Salamander [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2014-0008; 
     4500030113] (RIN: 1018-BA32) received October 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.
       3198. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Endangered Species 
     Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of 
     Critical Habitat for Diplacus vandenbergensis (Vandenberg 
     Monkeyflower) [Docket No.: FWS-R8-ES-2013-0049] [4500030113] 
     (RIN: 1018-AZ33) received October 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.
       3199. A letter from the Acting Listing Branch Chief, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for 
     Trichomanes punctatum ssp. floridanum (Florida Bristle Fern) 
     [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2014-0044; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-
     AY97) received October 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.
       3200. A letter from the Director, Office of Surface Mining 
     Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Ohio Regulatory 
     Program [OH-254-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2012-0012; S1D1S 
     SS08011000 SX066A000 156S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A000 
     15XS501520] received October 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.
       3201. 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 167S180110; S2D2S 
     SS08011000 SX064A000 16X501520] received October 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.
       3202. A letter from the Acting Branch Chief, Endangered 
     Species Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered 
     Status for 16 Species and Threatened Status for 7 Species in 
     Micronesia [Docket No.: FWS-R1-ES-2014-0038] [4500030113] 
     (RIN: 1018-BA13) received October 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.
       3203. A letter from the Acting Branch Chief, Endangered 
     Species Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of 
     Critical Habitat for the Dakota Skipper and Poweshiek 
     Skipperling [Docket No.: FWS-R3-ES-2013-0017] [4500030113] 
     (RIN: 1018-AZ58) received October 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.
       3204. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 2015-
     2016 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations 
     [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-NWRS-2015-0029; FXRS12650900000-156-
     FF09R20000] (RIN: 1018-BA57) received October 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.
       3205. 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 167S180110 
     S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 16XS501520] received October 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.
       3206. 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 Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the 
     Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 
     140918791-4999-02] (RIN: 0648-XE174) received October 13, 
     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.
       3207. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer [Docket No.: 140117052-4402-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XE113) received October 13, 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.
       3208. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup 
     Fishery; Adjustment to the 2015 Winter II Quota [Docket No.: 
     140117052-4402-02] (RIN: 0648-XE156) received October 13, 
     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.
       3209. 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; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No.: 
     101206604-1758-02] (RIN: 0648-XD779) received October 13, 
     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.
       3210. A letter from the 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 South Atlantic Snowy Grouper [Docket No.: 0907271173-
     0629-03] (RIN: 0648-XE181) received October 13, 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.
       3211. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition filed on behalf of workers from the Hooker 
     Electrochemical Corporation in Niagara Falls, New York, to be 
     added to the Special Exposure Cohort, pursuant to the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3212. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     interim final rule -- Visas: Documentation of Nonimmigrants 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended (RIN: 
     1400-AD17) received October 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3213. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Visas: Procedures for Issuing Visas (RIN: 1400-
     AD84) received October 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       3214. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, Office of 
     Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- NASA Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Drug- and Alcohol-Free 
     Workforce and Mission Critical Systems Personnel Reliability 
     Program (NFS Case 2015-N002) (RIN: 2700-AE17) received 
     October 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology.
       3215. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations and 
     Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Collection of 
     Administrative Debts [Docket No.: SSA-2011-0053] (RIN: 0960-
     AH36) received October 13, 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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