[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H10708-H10709]
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:

       3814. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Personnel 
     and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 
     authorizing Rear Admiral (lower half) Ricky L. Williamson, 
     United States Navy, to wear the insignia of the grade of rear 
     admiral, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-
     106, Sec. 503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec. 
     509(a)(3); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       3815. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRAD, Office 
     of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- 
     Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities 
     [Docket No.:OCC-2015-0023](RIN:1557-AD00) received December 
     17, 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 
     Financial Services.
       3816. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRAD, Office 
     of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- 
     Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities 
     [Docket No.: OCC-2011-0008] (RIN: 1557-AD43) received 
     December 17, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110

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     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       3817. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- 2-propenoic acid, homopolymer, ester 
     with a-[2,4,6-tris(1-phenylethyl)phenyl]-w-hydroxypoly(oxy-
     1,2-ethanediyl), compd. with 2,2',2``-nitrilotris[ethanol]; 
     Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0630; FRL-9939-71] 
     received December 18, 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.
       3818. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; SD; Update to 
     Materials Incorporated by Reference [EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0429; 
     FRL-9939-87-Region 8] received December 18, 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.
       3819. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Ammonium Acetate; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0700; FRL-9939-
     39] received December 17, 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.
       3820. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk 
     Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0305; FRL-9934-44] (RIN: 2070-
     AJ79) received December 18, 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.
       3821. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2013-0727; FRL-9933-41] received December 18, 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.
       3822. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Propiconazole on Tea; Pesticide 
     Tolerance [Docket No.: EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0685; FRL-9940-01] 
     received December 18, 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.
       3823. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Propiconazole; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [Docket No.: EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0788; FRL-9939-83] received 
     December 18, 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.
       3824. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Spinetoram; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [Docket No.: EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0730; FRL-9933-39] received 
     December 18, 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.
       3825. A letter from the Deputy Division Chief, CIPD, 
     Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Improvements to Benchmarks and 
     Related Requirements Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile 
     Handsets [Docket No.: 15-285] Amendment of the Commission's 
     Rules Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets 
     [Docket No.: 07-250] received December 17, 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.
       3826. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Telemarketing Sales Rule (RIN: 3084-AB19) received December 
     17, 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.
       3827. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Listing of Color Additives Exempt from 
     Certification; Mica-Based Pearlescent Pigments; Confirmation 
     of Effective Date [Docket No.: FDA-2015-C-1154] received 
     December 17, 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.
       3828. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a six-month 
     periodic report, covering May 15, 2015 to November 15, 2015, 
     on the national emergency with respect to the proliferation 
     of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive 
     Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627) and 
     50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 
     1257); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3829. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Annual Report for FY 2015 of the Department 
     of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 81p(c); June 18, 1934, ch. 590, Sec. 16(c) (as amended 
     by Public Law 99-386, Sec. 203(b)(2)); (100 Stat. 823); to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3830. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, transmitting a notice of a proposed lease 
     to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in 
     the United States, Transmittal No.: 02-16, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2796a(a); Public Law 90-629, Sec. 62 (as added by 
     Public Law 97-113, Se c. 109(a)); (95 Stat. 1525); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3831. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's Semiannual Report to Congress 
     for 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.
       3832. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Semiannual 
     Report to the Congress for 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.
       3833. 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; 2015 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish Hook-and-Line Component 
     [Docket No.: 120404257-3325-02] (RIN: 0648-XE215) received 
     December 17, 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.
       3834. A letter from the 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; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 141021887-5172-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XE342) received December 17, 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.
       3835. 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; 
     Sablefish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No.: 140918791-4999-02] (RIN: 0648-XE296) received 
     December 17, 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.
       3836. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of 
     Mexico and South Atlantic; 2015-2016 Accountability Measure 
     and Closure for King Mackerel in the Florida West Coast 
     Northern Subzone [Docket No.: 101206604-1758-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XE326) received December 17, 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.
       3837. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin 
     Tuna Fisheries [Docket No.: 150121066-5717-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XE335) received December 17, 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.
       3838. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, West Coast Region, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's temporary orders -- Fraser River Sockeye and 
     Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders (RIN: 0648-XE261) 
     received December 17, 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.
       3839. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Borrower Defense Student Loan Discharges 
     (Rev. Proc. 2015-57) received December 18, 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.
       3840. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Certification 
     Relating to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Between 
     the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran (H. Doc. No. 114--83); 
     jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, 
     Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and 
     Financial Services and ordered to be printed.

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