[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H8968-H8970]
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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       3590. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     interim rule -- Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio 
     Grande Valley in Texas; Decreased Assessment Rate [Doc. No.: 
     AMS-FV-15-0035; FV15-906-1 IR] received December 1, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3591. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     interim rule -- Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in 
     Riverside County, California; Decreased Assessment Rate [Doc. 
     No.: AMS-FV-15-0034; FV15-987-1 IFR] received December 1, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3592. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Walnuts Grown in California; Increased 
     Assessment Rate [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-15-0026; FV15-984-1 FR] 
     received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3593. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Livestock, Poultry, and Seed 
     Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Soybean Promotion and Research: 
     Amend the Order To Adjust Representation on the United 
     Soybean Board [Doc. No.: AMS-LPS-15-0016] received December 
     1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       3594. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's Major final rule 
     -- User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection 
     Services [Docket No.: APHIS-2013-0021] (RIN: 0579-AD77) 
     received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       3595. A letter from the Associate Administrator, Specialty 
     Crops Program, Promotion and Economics Division, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's termination

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     of proceeding -- Hardwood Lumber and Hardwood Plywood 
     Promotion, Research and Information Order; Termination of 
     Rulemaking Proceeding [Doc. No.: AMS-FV-11-0074; PR-A1, A2, B 
     and B2] received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3596. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Personnel 
     and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Stanley E. 
     Clarke III, Air National Guard of the United States, and his 
     advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired 
     list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       3597. A letter from the Special Inspector General, Office 
     of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
     Relief Program (SIGTARP), transmitting the Program's 
     Quarterly Report to Congress for the period ending October 
     28, 2015, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 5231(i); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       3598. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``A Clear Vision for the 
     Future of Juvenile Justice, 2013 Annual Report'', pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 5617; Public Law 93-415, Sec. 207 (as added by 
     Public Law 100-690, Sec. 7255); (102 Stat. 4437) and 42 
     U.S.C. 5773(a)(6); Public Law 93-415, Sec. 404(a)(6) (as 
     amended by Public Law 113-38, Sec. 2(b)); (127 Stat. 527) and 
     42 U.S.C. 3796ee-8(b); Public Law 90-351, Sec 1808(b) (as 
     added by Public Law 107-273, Sec. 12102(a)); (116 Stat. 
     1867); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3599. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Relations, Corporation for National and Community Service, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Implementation 
     of Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
     Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (RIN: 3045-AA61) 
     received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 
     the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       3600. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Artificially Sweetened Fruit Jelly and Artificially Sweetened 
     Fruit Preserves and Jams; Revocation of Standards of Identity 
     [Docket No.: FDA-1997-P-0007 (formerly Docket No.: 1997P-
     0142)] received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3601. A letter from the Program Analyst, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic 
     Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles [Docket No.: 
     NHTSA-2015-0056] (RIN: 2127-AK97) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3602. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq 
     that was Declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c) 
     and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3603. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Burma that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c) and 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3604. A letter from the Board Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's semiannual report for the period of April 1, 
     2015, through September 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     Sec. 5(b); Public Law 95-452, Sec. 5(b); (92 Stat. 1103); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3605. A letter from the Chairwoman, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's semiannual report 
     to Congress for the period April 1, 2015, through September 
     30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 
     5(b); Public Law 95-452, Sec. 5(b); (92 Stat. 1103); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       3606. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the Endowment's semiannual report for 
     the period of April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); Public 
     Law 95-452, Sec. 5(b); (92 Stat. 1103); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       3607. A letter from the Acting Chair, Occupational Safety 
     and Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     Fiscal Year 2015 Performance and Accountability Report, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 
     303(a); (104 Stat. 2849); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3608. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Recovery and State 
     Grants, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the 
     Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel From the List of Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife [Docket No.: FWS-R5-ES-2014-0021; 
     FXES11130900000; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-AY83) received 
     December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       3609. 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; 
     Exchange of Flatfish In the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area; Correction [Docket No.: 141021887-5172-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XE223) received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3610. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The 
     Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2015-4207; 
     Directorate Identifier 2015-NM-123-AD; Amendment 39-18304; AD 
     2015-21-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3611. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The 
     Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2015-0498; 
     Directorate Identifier 2014-NM-152-AD; Amendment 39-18305; AD 
     2015-22-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3612. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The 
     Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2015-4205; 
     Directorate Identifier 2015-NM-149-AD; Amendment 39-18301; AD 
     2015-21-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3613. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Standard Instrument Approach 
     Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure 
     Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: FAA-2015-
     0783; Amendment No.: 97-1337] (RIN: 2120-AA65) received 
     November 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3614. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 
     Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0574; Directorate Identifier 
     2013-NM-258-AD; Amendment 39-18315; AD 2015-22-10] (RIN: 
     2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3615. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Sikorsky 
     Aircraft Corporation (Type Certificate Previously Held by 
     Schweizer Aircraft Corporation) [Docket No.: FAA-2015-1008; 
     Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-064-AD; Amendment 39-18317; AD 
     2015-23-01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3616. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Establishment of Class E Airspace; 
     Placida, FL [Docket No.: FAA-2015-2890; Airspace Docket No.: 
     15-ASO-8] received November 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3617. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule, correction -- Amendment of Class E 
     Airspace for the following Missouri Towns: Chillicothe, MO; 
     Cuba, MO; Farmington, MO; Lamar, MO; Mountain View, MO; 
     Nevada, MO; and Poplar Bluff, MO [Docket No.: FAA-2015-0842; 
     Airspace Docket NO.: 15-ACE-2] received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3618. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Revocation of Class E Airspace; 
     Burbank, CA [Docket No.: FAA-2015-1140; Airspace Docket No.: 
     15-AWP-5] received November 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3619. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Bell 
     Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Helicopters [Docket No.: 
     FAA-2015-4345;

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     Directorate Identifier 2015-SW-049-AD; Amendment 39-18306; AD 
     2015-22-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3620. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; GA 8 
     Airvan (Pty) Ltd Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2014-1123; 
     Directorate Identifier 2014-CE-037-AD; Amendment 39-18308; AD 
     2015-06-02 R2] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3621. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; 
     Fiberglas-Technik Rudolf Lindner GmbH & Co. KG Gliders 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2015-3300; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-
     024-AD; Amendment 38-18309; AD 2015-22-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) 
     received November 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3622. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-
     Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders [Docket No.: FAA-2015-3224; 
     Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-026-AD; Amendment 39-18290; AD 
     2015-20-11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3623. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Extension of the Prohibition 
     Against Certain Flights in the Simferopol (UKFV) and 
     Dnipropetrovsk (UKDV) Flight Information Regions (FIRs) 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2014-0225; Amdt. No.: 91-331B] (RIN: 2120-
     AK78) received November 30, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       3624. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; General 
     Electric Company Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2015-1658; 
     Directorate Identifier 2015-NE-18-AD; Amendment 39-18320; AD 
     2015-23-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received November 30, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3625. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only notice -- Publication of the Tier 2 Tax Rates for 
     2016 received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3626. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Additional Rules Regarding Inversions and 
     Related Transactions [Notice 2015-79] received December 1, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3627. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Section 529A Interim Guidance Regarding 
     Certain Provisions of Proposed Regulations Relating to 
     Qualified ABLE Programs [Notice 2015-81] received December 1, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       3628. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Increase in De Minimis Safe Harbor Limit for 
     Taxpayers Without an Applicable Financial Statement [Notice 
     2015-82] received December 1, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3629. A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Privacy 
     Office 2015 Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 
     142(a)(6); Public Law 107-296, Sec. 222(5); (116 Stat. 2155); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security.

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