[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S157-S159]
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-4173. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``VNT1 Protein in Potato; Amendment to a Temporary 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     9939-49-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
     2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-4174. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Propyzamide; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9940-
     90-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2016;

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     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4175. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Methacrylate type copolymer, compound with 
     aminomethyl propanol; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9940-29-
     OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4176. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Aspergillus flavus AF36; Time Limited Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9939-53-OCSPP) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 13, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4177. A communication from the Assistant to the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extensions 
     of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks'' (RIN7100-AE08) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 15, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4178. A communication from the Secretary, Division of 
     Corporate Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Simplification of Disclosure Requirements for Emerging 
     Growth Companies and Forward Incorporation by Reference on 
     Form S-1 for Smaller Reporting Companies'' (RIN3235-AL88) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 15, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4179. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community 
     Reinvestment Act Regulations'' (RIN3064-AD90) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 12, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4180. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the issuance of an Executive Order revoking Executive Orders 
     13574, 13590, 13622, and 13645 with respect to Iran and 
     amending Executive Order 13628 with respect to Iran, received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 16, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4181. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program for Certain 
     Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for 
     Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package 
     Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment and Commercial Warm 
     Air Furnaces'' ((RIN1904-AC95 and RIN1904-AD11) (Docket Nos. 
     EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and EERE-2013-BT-STD-0021)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 19, 
     2016; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4182. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer 
     Products: Test Procedures for Residential Furnaces and 
     Boilers'' ((RIN1904-AC79) (Docket No. EERE-2012-BT-TP-0024)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 15, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4183. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
     Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits'' 
     ((RIN1904-AC87) (Docket No. EERE-2012-BT-STD-0045)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 12, 
     2016; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4184. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, 
     Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department 
     of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
     Conservation Standards for Residential Boilers'' ((RIN1904-
     AC88) (Docket No. EERE-2012-BT-STD-0047)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 19, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4185. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Partial Approval and Disapproval of Nevada Air 
     Plan Revisions, Clark County'' (FRL No. 9941-13-Region 9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 13, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4186. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning 
     Purposes; California; San Joaquin Valley; Reclassification as 
     Serious Nonattainment for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 
     9940-83-Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
     2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4187. 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; 
     State of Kansas; Annual Emissions Fee and Annual Emissions 
     Inventory'' (FRL No. 9940-97-Region 7) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4188. 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; 
     Arkansas; Crittenden County Base Year Emission Inventory'' 
     (FRL No. 9941-21-Region 6) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 13, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4189. 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; Texas; Infrastructure and Interstate 
     Transport for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9941-29-Region 6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4190. 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; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County's 
     Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Four Industry 
     Categories for Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
     Emissions'' (FRL No. 9941-36-Region 3) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 13, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4191. A communication from the General Counsel, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in 
     Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets; 
     Expected Retirement Age'' (29 CFR Part 4044) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 12, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4192. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Food and Drug 
     Administration's annual report on the performance evaluation 
     of FDA-approved mammography quality standards accreditation 
     bodies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-4193. A communication from the Executive Director of 
     the Administrative Conference of the United States, 
     transmitting, a report of three recommendations adopted by 
     the Administrative Conference of the United States at its 
     64th Plenary Session; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4194. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
     Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Machineguns, Destructive Devices and Certain Other 
     Firearms; Background Checks for Responsible Persons of a 
     Trust or Legal Entity with Respect to Making or Transferring 
     a Firearm'' (RIN1140-AA43) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 19, 2016; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
        EC-4195. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area'' (RIN0648-XE272) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 12, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4196. 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 Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering 
     Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XE225) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 12, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4197. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer 
     Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Available for the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts'' (RIN0648-XE241) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 12, 
     2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4198. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Non-Blacknose 
     Small Coastal Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico Region'' (RIN0648-
     XE334) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 12, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-4199. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason 
     Adjustments'' (RIN0648-BF44) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 12, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4200. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico 
     and South Atlantic; 2015-2016 Accountability Measure and 
     Closure for King Mackerel in Western Zone of the Gulf of 
     Mexico'' (RIN0648-XE290) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 12, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4201. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace, Neah Bay, 
     WA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2015-3321)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 12, 
     2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-4202. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Low Power 
     Television Digital Rules'' ((MB Docket No. 03-185, GN Docket 
     No. 12-268, and ET Docket No. 14-175) (FCC 15-175)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 15, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4203. A communication from the Broadband Division 
     Chief, Wireless Telecommunication Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Expanding the Economic and 
     Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive 
     Auctions'' ((GN Docket No. 12-268) (FCC 15-140)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 15, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4204. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2016-0029); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4205. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2016-0028); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4206. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
     of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification of the proposed sale or export of defense 
     articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country 
     (OSS-2016-0052); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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