[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 35 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1276-S1277]
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-4597. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Zoxamide; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9942-18-
     OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-4598. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9940-
     36-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4599. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pendimethalin; Tolerance Actions; Correction'' 
     (FRL No. 9942-24-OCSPP) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4600. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluensulfone; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemption'' (FRL No. 9942-10-OCSPP) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 2, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4601. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Alpha-[2,4,6-Tris[1-(phen
     yl)ethyl]phenyl]-OMEGA-
     hydroxypoly(oxyethylene)poly(oxypropylene)copolymer; 
     Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9942-48-OCSPP) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4602. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Trifloxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9941-92-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 25, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4603. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``D-Glucitol, 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-, N-C8-10 acyl 
     derivatives; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 9942-43-OCSPP) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 25, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4604. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Golden Nematode; Removal of 
     Regulated Areas in Orleans, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties, New 
     York'' (Docket No. APHIS-2015-0040) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 25, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4605. A communication of from the Director of the 
     Transparency and Accountability Reporting Division, Office of 
     the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
     Audit Requirements for Federal Awards'' (RIN0505-AA15) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 25, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4606. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Lloyd J. Austin III, United States Army, and his advancement 
     to the grade of general on the retired list; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-4607. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Mary A. Legere, United States Army, and 
     her advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4608. A communication from the Acting Principal Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
     transmitting the report of ten (10) officers authorized to 
     wear the insignia of the grade of major general or brigadier 
     general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4609. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary 
     of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report 
     of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-4610. A communication from the Program Specialist of 
     the Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of 
     the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Expanded Examination Cycle for Certain Small Insured 
     Depository Institutions and U.S. Branches and Agencies of 
     Foreign Banks'' (RIN1557-AE01) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4611. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Rulemaking to Affirm Interim Amendments to Dates 
     in Federal Implementation Plans Addressing Interstate 
     Transport of Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter'' ((RIN2060-
     AS40) (FRL No. 9943-36-OAR)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4612. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of Arizona Air Plan Revisions; Phoenix, 
     Arizona; Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan'' 
     (FRL No. 9942-17-Region 9) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4613. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Disapproval; Georgia: Disapproval of 
     Automatic Rescission Clause'' (FRL No. 9943-35-Region 4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 2, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4614. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Base Year Emission 
     Inventories for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 
     9943-31-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4615. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Regional Haze Glatfelter 
     BART SIP Revision'' (FRL No. 9943-29-Region 5) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 2, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4616. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Base Year Emission 
     Inventories for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 
     9943-33-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 2, 2016; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4617. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Federal Plan Requirements for Sewage Sludge 
     Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 
     2010'' ((RIN2060-AR77) (FRL No. 9940-50-OAR)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 25, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4618. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Iowa's Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Iowa Plan for the 2008 Lead 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9942-79-Region 7) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 25, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4619. 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 of Significant 
     Deterioration; Fine Particulate Matter'' (FRL No. 9942-90-
     Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 25, 2016; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4620. 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; State of Utah; Revisions to the Utah 
     Division of Administrative Rules, R307-300 Series; Area 
     Source Rules for Attainment of Fine Particulate Matter 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9935-54-Region 8) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 25, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4621. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition 
     of Volatile Organic Compounds--Requirements for t-Butyl 
     Acetate'' ((RIN2060-AR65) (FRL No. 9942-80-OAR)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 25, 
     2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4622. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Report of the Attorney General to the Congress of the 
     United States on the Administration of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended, for the six months 
     ending June 30, 2015''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-4623. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report consistent with the Authorization 
     for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 
     (P.L. 107-243) and the Authorization for the Use of Force 
     Against Iraq Resolution of 1991 (P.L. 102-1) for the August 
     15, 2015--October 13, 2015 reporting period; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4624. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers who were employed at Battelle 
     Laboratories at the King Avenue site in Columbus, Ohio, to 
     the Special Exposure Cohort; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4625. A communication from the Acting Director, Pay and 
     Leave, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Prevailing Rate 
     Systems; Definition of Hancock County, Mississippi, to a 
     Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area'' 
     (RIN3206-AN20) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 25, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4626. A communication from the Report to the Nation 
     Delegation Director, Boy Scouts of America, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the organization's 2015 annual report; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4627. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, transmitting proposed 
     legislation entitled ``Beijing Treaty Implementation Act of 
     2016''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4628. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; First Quarter 
     of Fiscal Year 2016''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-4629. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and 
     Posting'' (RIN3084-AB39) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 1, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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