[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8158-S8159]
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-3612. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Flutriafol; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9933-
     61) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 17, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3613. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2-Propenoic Acid, Polymer with Ethenylbenzene and 
     (1-methylethenyl)benzene; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 
     9936-48) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 17, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3614. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``Protection of Military 
     Installations''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3615. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Photovoltaic Devices From the United States'' ((RIN0750-AI41) 
     (DFARS Case 2015-D007)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 18, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3616. A communication from the Director of Defense 
     Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 
     Eliminate Data Collection Requirement'' ((RIN0750-AI73) 
     (DFARS Case 2015-D031)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 18, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3617. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Commencement of Assessment of 
     Annual Charges'' (Docket No. RM15-18-000) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-3618. A communication from the Administrator and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Annual Report for fiscal year 2015; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-3619. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances; Withdrawal'' ((RIN2070-AB27) (FRL No. 9936-98)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 17, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3620. 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; Prevention Significant 
     Deterioration; Plantwide Applicability Limits for Greenhouse 
     Gases'' (FRL No. 9937-25-Region 3) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3621. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and 
     Management Strategic Plan for Drinking Water''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3622. 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 ``Final Rules for 
     Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusion, 
     Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, 
     Appeals, and Patient Protections under the Affordable Care 
     Act'' (TD 9744) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 18, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3623. 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 ``Medicare Program; Comprehensive Care for 
     Joint Replacement Payment Model for Acute Care Hospitals 
     Furnishing Lower Extremity Joint Replacement Services'' 
     (RIN0938-AS64) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 17, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3624. 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 ``Transitional 
     Amendments to Satisfy the Market Rate of Return Rules for 
     Hybrid Retirement Plans'' ((RIN1545-BL62) (TD 9743)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 18, 
     2015; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3625. 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 ``Qualified Student 
     Loan Bonds'' (Notice 2015-78) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 18, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3626. 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 ``Extension of Guidance 
     in Notice 2013-7 for Participants in the HFA Hardest Hit 
     Fund'' (Notice 2015-77) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 18, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3627. 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 ``Update for Weighted 
     Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' 
     (Notice 2015-80) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 18, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3628. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2015-
     0134--2015-0149); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3629. 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 ``Final Rules for Grandfathered Plans, 
     Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, 
     Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient 
     Protections'' (RIN0938-AS56) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3630. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's 
     Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2015; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3631. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations

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     Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
     Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Freedom of Information Act Procedures'' ((CBP Dec. 
     15-16) (RIN1651-AB05)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3632. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Corporation's consolidated report addressing the Federal 
     Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA or Integrity Act) and 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act); to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3633. A communication from the Director of the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Housing 
     Improvement Program'' (RIN1076-AF22) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
        EC-3634. A communication from the Director of the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Secretarial 
     Election Procedures'' (RIN1076-AE93) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
        EC-3635. A communication from the Chief Impact Analyst, 
     Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Exempting Mental Health Peer Support Services from 
     Copayments'' (RIN2900-AP11) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-3636. A communication from the Chief Impact Analyst, 
     Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Expanded Access to Non-VA Care through the 
     Veterans Choice Program'' (RIN2900-AP24) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-3637. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Agency Financial 
     Report for fiscal year 2015; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3638. A communication from the Administrator, U.S. 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Agency's fiscal year 2015 Agency Financial 
     Report; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3639. A communication from the Chief of the Policy and 
     Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Expanding the Economic and 
     Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive 
     Auctions; Office of Engineering and Technology Releases and 
     Seeks Comment on Updated OET-69 Software; Office of 
     Engineering and Technology Seeks to Supplement the Incentive 
     Auction Proceeding Record Regarding Potential Interference 
     Between Broadcast Television and Wireless Services'' ((ET 
     Doc. No. 13-26) (ET Doc. No. 14-14) (GN Doc. No. 12-268) (FCC 
     15-141)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 16, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3640. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic 
     Herring Fishery; 2015 Management Area 1A Seasonal Annual 
     Catch Limit Harvested'' (RIN0648-XE292) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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