[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 162 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H7387-H7389]
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:

       3332. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Rimsulfuron; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0035; FRL-9912-31] received October 29, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3333. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Nicosulfuron; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0034; FRL-9912-40]

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     received October 29, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3334. A letter from the Secretary of the Commission, 
     Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     adoption of revised guides -- Guides for the Use of 
     Environmental Marketing Claims received October 28, 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.
       3335. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Requirements Relating to Supply Chain 
     Risk (DFARS Case 2012-D050) [Docket No.: DARS 2013-0052] 
     (RIN: 0750-AH96) received October 28, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3336. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: New Designated Countries -- Montenegro 
     and New Zealand (DFARS Case 2015-D033) [Docket DARS-2015-
     0049] (RIN: 0750-AI71) received October 28, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3337. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility; Philadelphia County, 
     PA, et al. [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0001] [Internal Agency 
     Docket No.: FEMA-8405] received October 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.
       3338. A letter from the Deputy Director, ODRM, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicaid Program; Methods for Assuring Access 
     to Covered Medicaid Services [CMS-2328-FC] (RIN: 0938-AQ54) 
     received October 29, 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.
       3339. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Metaflumizone; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0607; FRL-9934-88] received October 29, 
     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.
       3340. 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; Oklahoma [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-
     0034; FRL-9936-37-Region 6] received October 29, 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.
       3341. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Air Quality State 
     Implementation Plans (SIP); State of Iowa; Infrastructure SIP 
     Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard (NAAQS) [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0394; FRL-9936-33-Region 
     7] received October 29, 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.
       3342. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; WY; Update to 
     Materials Incorporated by Reference [EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0428; 
     FRL-9932-61-Region 8] received October 29, 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.
       3343. 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; Connecticut; Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emissions from Large Aboveground Storage 
     Tanks [EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0546; A-1-FRL-9933-89-Region 1] 
     received October 29, 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.
       3344. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; 
     Conflict of Interest Infrastructure Requirements [EPA-R04-
     OAR-2015-0440; FRL-9936-35-Region 4] received October 29, 
     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.
       3345. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Diethofencarb; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0695; FRL-9934-05] received October 29, 
     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.
       3346. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Refinements to Policies and Procedures for Market-
     Based Rates for Wholesale Sales of Electric Energy, Capacity 
     and Ancillary Services by Public Utilities [Docket No.: RM14-
     14-000; Order No.: 816] received October 28, 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.
       3347. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Updated Statements of Legal Authority for the Export 
     Administration Regulations to Include Continuation of 
     Emergency Declared in Executive Order 13224 [Docket No.: 
     150928889-5889-01] (RIN: 0694-AG75) received October 29, 
     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.
       3348. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance 
     to the Government of Thailand, Transmittal No. 15-61, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3349. 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 Fiscal Year 1999 (Pub. L. 105-261), as 
     amended by Sec. 146 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 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.
       3350. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Visas: Interview Waiver Authority (RIN: 1400-
     AD80) received October 29, 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.
       3351. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a notification, 
     effective September 6, 2015, that the danger pay allowance 
     was determined for specific areas in Haiti and Turkey, 
     pursuant to Sec. 131 of the Department of State Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       3352. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a notification, 
     effective September 6, 2015, that the posts listed no longer 
     qualify for the danger pay allowance, pursuant to Sec. 131 of 
     the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 
     and 1985; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3353. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of 
     Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting agreements 
     prepared by the Department of State concerning international 
     agreements, other than treaties entered into by the United 
     States, to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-
     day period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b; 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3354. A letter from the Executive Analyst (Political), 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 
     Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       3355. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Enrollment Options 
     Following the Termination of a Plan or Plan Option (RIN: 
     3206-AN07) received October 28, 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.
       3356. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Solicitation of Federal Civilian and Uniformed Service 
     Personnel for Contributions to Private Voluntary 
     Organizations (RIN: 3206-AM68) received October 28, 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.
       3357. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule 
     To List the Dusky Sea Snake and Three Foreign Corals Under 
     the Endangered Species Act [Docket No.: 140707555-5880-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XD370) received October 29, 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.
       3358. 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; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2015 
     Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Red 
     Grouper [Docket No.: 100217095-2081-04] (RIN: 0648-XE217) 
     received October 29, 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.
       3359. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's

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     final rule -- Disposition of Unclaimed Human Remains, 
     Funerary Objects, Sacred Objects, or Objects of Cultural 
     Patrimony [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19087; PPWOCRADN0-
     PCU00RP14.R50000] (RIN: 1024-AE00) received October 29, 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.
       3360. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and 
     Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Removal of Cuba from the List of State 
     Sponsors of Terrorism (DFARS 2015-D032) (RIN: 0750-AI67) 
     received October 28, 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.
       3361. A letter from the General Counsel, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting the Board's final 
     rule -- Organization and Functions of the Board and 
     Delegations of Authority [Docket No.: NTSB-GC-2012-0002] 
     (RIN: 3147-AA03) received October 28, 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.
       3362. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations and 
     Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Extension of 
     the Expiration Date for State Disability Examiner Authority 
     To Make Fully Favorable Quick Disability Determinations and 
     Compassionate Allowance Determinations [Docket No.: SSA-2015-
     0011] (RIN: 0960-AH77) received October 29, 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.
       3363. A letter from the Deputy Director, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Medicare Program; Final Waivers in Connection 
     With the Shared Savings Program [CMS-1439-F] (RIN: 0938-AR30) 
     received October 29, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; jointly to the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

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