[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 92 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3793-S3795]
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-5706. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``D-glucurono-6-deoxy-L-manno-D-glucan, acetate, 
     calcium magnesium potassium sodium salt (diutan gum); 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     9946-48) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5707. 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-(phenyl)ethyl]-Omega-
     hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) poly(oxypropylene) copolymer; 
     Tolerance Exemption; Technical Correction'' (FRL No. 9946-43) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-5708. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Alcohols, C>14, ethoxylated; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9946-16) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5709. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rules of 
     Practice and Procedure; Adjusting Civil Money Penalties for 
     Inflation'' (RIN3052-AD16) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 7, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5710. A communication from the Board Chairman, Farm 
     Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rules of Practice and 
     Procedure; Adjusting Civil Money Penalties for Inflation'' 
     (RIN3055-AA11) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5711. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Margin Requirements 
     for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap 
     Participants--Cross-Border Application of the Margin 
     Requirements'' (RIN3038-AC97) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5712. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the February 
     2015 Australia Group (AG) Intersessional Decisions and the 
     June 2015 AG Plenary Understandings'' (RIN0694-AG88) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5713. 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: Test Procedures 
     for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps'' ((RIN1904-AB94) 
     (Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-TP-0004)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-5714. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     and Standards Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil and Gas 
     and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - 
     Technical Corrections'' (RIN1014-AA15) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-5715. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Standards of Performance for New Stationary 
     Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: 
     Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units'' 
     ((RIN2060-AS11) (FRL No. 9945-72-OAR)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5716. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production'' ((RIN2060-
     AS94) (FRL No. 9947-30-OAR)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5717. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Hazardous Chemical Reporting: Community Right-to-
     Know; Revisions to Hazard Categories and Minor Corrections'' 
     ((RIN2050-AG85) (FRL No. 9945-07-OLEM)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5718. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Completeness Findings for 110(a)(2)(C) State 
     Implementation Plan Pertaining to the Fine Particulate Matter 
     (PM2.5) NAAQS; California; El Dorado County Air Quality 
     Management District and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management 
     District'' (FRL No. 9947-35-Region 9) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5719. 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; 
     California; California Mobile Source Regulations'' (FRL No. 
     9947-59-Region 9) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5720. 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; Minnesota; Sulfur Dioxide'' 
     (FRL No. 9947-48-Region 5) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5721. 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; Indiana; Removal of Gasoline 
     Vapor Recovery Requirements'' (FRL No. 9947-39-Region 5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5722. 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; NAAQS Updates'' (FRL 
     No. 9946-80-Region 5) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5723. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Unified Listing Team, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Zuni Bluehead 
     Sucker'' (RIN1018-AZ23) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 7, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5724. A communication from the Chief of the Wildlife 
     Trade and Conservation Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Revisions of the Section 4(d) Rule for 
     the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)'' (RIN1018-AX84) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5725. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Unified Listing Team, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Determination That Designation of Critical Habitat is 
     Not Prudent For The Northern Long-Eared Bat'' (RIN1018-AZ62) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2016; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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        EC-5726. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Unified Listing Team, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Oregon 
     Spotted Frog'' (RIN1018-AZ56) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 7, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5727. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update of Weighted 
     Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' 
     (Notice 2016-33) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5728. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cosentino v. 
     Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2014-186'' (AOD 124337-15) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5729. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Applying for 
     Certification as a Certified Professional Employer 
     Organization'' (Rev. Proc. 2016-33) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5730. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Certain Transfers of 
     Property to Regulated Investment Companies [RICs] and Real 
     Estate Investment Trusts'' ((RIN1545-BN39) (TD 9770)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5731. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, section 701: 
     Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 
     Act of 2015'' (RIN0960-AH99) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-5732. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Comprehensive Child Welfare 
     Information System'' (RIN0970-AB90) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 27, 2016; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5733. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the extension of waiver 
     authority for Belarus; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5734. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the extension of waiver 
     authority for Turkmenistan; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5735. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the International Labor 
     Organization Recommendations concerning the Transition from 
     the Informal to the Formal Economy (No. 204), adopted by the 
     104th session of the International Labor Conference at 
     Geneva; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5736. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Traffic in Arms: Revisions to Definition of 
     Export and Related Definitions'' (RIN1400-AD70) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 26, 2016; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5737. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5738. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment of Civil 
     Penalties'' (RIN1212-AB33) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 8, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5739. A communication from the Deputy Director of 
     Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of 
     Animals; Chromium Propionate'' (Docket No. FDA-2014-F-0232) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     6, 2016; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-5740. A communication from the Inspector General of the 
     General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the 
     period from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5741. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department 
     of Transportation's Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 
     2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5742. A joint communication from the Chairman and the 
     General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of Inspector 
     General Semiannual Report for the period of October 1, 2015 
     through March 31, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5743. A communication from the Chairman, Federal 
     Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and a 
     Management Report for the period from October 1, 2015 through 
     March 31, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5744. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 21-292, ``Sense of the Council in Support 
     of a 'Statehood or Else' Signature Campaign Resolution of 
     2015''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5745. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Education's 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5746. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``General Services Administration Acquisition 
     Regulation (GSAR); Rewrite of GSAR Part 515, Contracting by 
     Negotiation'' (RIN3090-AI76) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 6, 2016; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5747. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``General Services Administration Acquisition 
     Regulation (GSAR); Rewrite of GSAR Part 517, Special 
     Contracting Methods'' (RIN3090-AI51) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5748. A communication from the Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``General Services Administration Acquisition 
     Regulation (GSAR); Purchasing by Non-Federal Entities'' 
     (RIN3090-AJ43) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 6, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5749. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Office of Grants Management, Small Business Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Small Business Government Contracting and National Defense 
     Authorization Act of 2013 Amendments'' (RIN3245-AG58) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2016; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
        EC-5750. A communication from the Senior Attorney Advisor, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; 
     Metropolitan Transportation Planning'' (RIN2125-AF52) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5751. A communication from the Paralegal, Federal 
     Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; 
     Metropolitan Transportation Planning'' (RIN2132-AB10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     7, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5752. A communication from the Senior Attorney Advisor, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Categorical Exclusions'' (RIN2125-AF69) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 7, 2016; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5753. A communication from the Senior Attorney Advisor, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Commercial Zones at International Border with Mexico'' 
     (RIN2126-AB86) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 7, 2016; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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