[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 182 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8683-S8684]
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-3904. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Naphthalene Acetates; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL 
     No. 9937-22) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3905. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Choline Chloride; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9936-50) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3906. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Bacillus amyloliquefaciens MBI600 (antecedent 
     Bacillus subtilis MBI600); Amendment to an Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9939-54) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 
     2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-3907. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Azoxystrobin; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9939-
     52) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-3908. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Review Group, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Highly Fractionated Indian Land (HFIL) Loan 
     Program'' (RIN0560-AI32) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 10, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3909. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     of the Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tomatoes Grown in 
     Florida; Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-FV-15-
     0058) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3910. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer , Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for Military 
     Personnel'' (RIN0790-AJ17) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 10, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3911. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Community 
     Planning and Development , Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid 
     Transition to Housing: Defining `Chronically Homeless' '' 
     (RIN2506-AC37) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 10, 2015; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3912. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2015-0001)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 10, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3913. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2015-0001)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 10, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3914. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Name Change from the Office of Solid Waste and 
     Emergency Response (OSWER) to the Office of Land and 
     Emergency Management (OLEM)'' (FRL No. 9936-38-OSWER) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 9, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3915. 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 Implementation Plans; 
     Washington: Interstate

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     Transport of Ozone'' (FRL No. 9940-05-Region 10) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on December 9, 
     2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3916. 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 Implementation Plans; 
     Texas; El Paso Particulate Matter Contingency Measures'' (FRL 
     No. 9940-03-Region 6) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3917. 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; Maryland; Maryland's Negative 
     Declaration for the Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly 
     Coatings Control Techniques Guidelines'' (FRL No. 9939-99-
     Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3918. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Performance and Accountability 
     Report for Fiscal Year 2015''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3919. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting proposed legislation relative to major 
     medical facility construction projects and major medical 
     facility leases for fiscal year 2016; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-3920. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Ultimate Heat Sink for Nuclear Power Plants'' (Regulatory 
     Guide 1.27) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3921. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-117); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3922. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Listing of 
     Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Mica-Based 
     Pearlescent Pigments; Confirmation of Effective Date'' 
     (Docket No. FDA-2015-C-1154) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 14, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3923. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and the Management 
     Response for the period from April 1, 2015 through September 
     30, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3924. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Semi-Annual 
     Report of the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 
     2015 through September 30, 2015 and the Semi-Annual Report of 
     the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration 
     (TIGTA); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3925. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Department's Semiannual Report from the Office of 
     the Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2015 
     through September 30, 2015; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3926. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, the President's Pay Agent, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     extension of locality based comparability payments; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3927. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``National Security Professional Development 
     Interagency Personnel Rotations 2nd Fiscal Year End Report on 
     Performance Measures''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.

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