[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 186 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H7639-H7641]
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:

       8156. A letter from the Under Secretary, Comptroller, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a letter reporting 
     multiple violations of the Antideficiency Act, Army case 
     number 15-03, involving FY 2004 through 2005 Operations and 
     Maintenance, and Other Procurement funds, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1351; Public Law 97-258; (96 Stat. 926); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       8157. A letter from the Under Secretary, Comptroller, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's 
     semiannual report titled, ``Acceptance of contributions for 
     defense programs, projects, and activities; Defense 
     Cooperation Account'', for the period ending September 30, 
     2016, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2608(e); Public Law 101-403, Sec. 
     202(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 112-81, Sec. 1064(7)); 
     (125 Stat. 1587); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       8158. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report on discretionary appropriations 
     legislation within seven calendar days of enactment for 
     Division B of Public Law 114-254 Security Assistance 
     Appropriations Act, 2017, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 901(a)(7)(B); 
     Public Law 99-177, Sec. 251(a)(7)(B) (as amended by Public 
     Law 114-113, Sec. 1003); (129 Stat. 3035); to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
       8159. A letter from the Director, Directorate of 
     Whistleblower Protection Programs, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints 
     Under Section 31307 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
     21st Century Act (MAP-21) [Docket No.: OSHA-2015-0021] (RIN: 
     1218-AC88) received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       8160. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
     Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendments to Accreditation of Third-Party Certification 
     Bodies to Conduct Food Safety Audits and to Issue 
     Certifications to Provide for the User Fee Program [Docket

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     No.: FDA-2011-N-0146] (RIN: 0910-AH23] received December 22, 
     2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8161. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Redesignation 
     of the Cleveland, Ohio Area to Attainment of the 2008 Ozone 
     Standard [EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0396; FRL-9957-80-Region 5] 
     received December 28, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8162. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Louisiana; State Boards [EPA-R06-OAR-
     2014-0513; FRL-9956-45-Region 6] received December 28, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8163. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Rhode Island; Clean Air Act 
     Infrastructure State and Federal Implementation Plans [EPA-
     R01-OAR-2015-0402; FRL-9957-27-Region 1] received December 
     28, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       8164. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval of Arizona Air Plan 
     Revisions; Ajo and Morenci, Arizona; Second 10-Year Sulfur 
     Dioxide Maintenance Plans and Technical Correction [EPA-R09-
     OAR-2016-0287; FRL-9957-64-Region 9] received December 28, 
     2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8165. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Consolidated Rules of Practice 
     Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties, 
     Issuance of Compliance or Corrective Action Orders, and the 
     Revocation/Termination or Suspension of Permits; Procedures 
     for Decisionmaking [FRL-9956-53-OARM] received December 28, 
     2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8166. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Isobutyl acetate and isobutyric acid; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2016-0007 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0008; FRL-9950-40] received 
     December 28, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       8167. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Methyl Isobutyrate and Isobutyl 
     Isobutyrate Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0776 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0831; FRL-9955-82] 
     received December 28, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8168. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Partial Approval and Partial 
     Disapproval of Attainment Plan for the Idaho Portion of the 
     Logan, Utah/Idaho PM2.5 Nonattainment Area [EPA-R10-OAR-2015-
     0067; FRL-9957-71-Region 10] received December 28, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       8169. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revision to the Near-road NO2 Minimum 
     Monitoring Requirements [EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0486; FRL-9957-78-
     OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS71) received December 28, 2016, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8170. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Revisions to National Emission 
     Standards for Radon Emissions from Operating Mill Tailings 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0218; FRL-9957-54-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AP26) 
     received December 28, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       8171. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Export 
     Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Addition of Certain Persons to the Entity List [Docket No.: 
     161110999-6999-01] (RIN: 0694-AH21) received December 22, 
     2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       8172. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's report on progress toward a negotiated solution 
     of the Cyprus question covering the period of August 1, 2016 
     -- September 30, 2016, pursuant to Sec. 620C(c) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       8173. A letter from the Information Act Officer, Executive 
     Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Freedom of Information Act Regulations [No.: 
     DOI-2016-0006; 17XD4523WS DS10200000 DWSN00000.000000 WBS 
     DP10202] (RIN: 1093-AA21) received December 22, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8174. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's report to Congress on FY 2016 competitive 
     sourcing efforts, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 
     108-199, Sec. 647(b); (118 Stat. 361); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8175. A letter from the Vice President (Acting), 
     Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's Agency Financial 
     Report for FY 2016, including annual audited financial 
     statements, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-
     576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 
     2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       8176. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- 
     Personnel Management in Agencies (RIN: 3206-AL98) received 
     December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       8177. A letter from the Labor Member and Management Member, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's 
     Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2016, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 
     303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 
     Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       8178. 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; 
     Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 150916863-6211-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XF064) received December 28, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       8179. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Coordination 
     Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office 
     of Policy Strategy, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's correction -- changing the 
     designation interim final rule -- Classification for Victims 
     of Severe Forms of Trafficking in Persons; Eligibility for 
     ``T'' Nonimmigrant Status [CIS No.: 2507-11; DHS Docket No.: 
     USCIS-2011-0010] (RIN: 1615-AA59) received December 20, 2016, 
     from Major to non-Major, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       8180. A letter from the Senior Counsel, Civil Rights 
     Division, Department of Justice, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Standards and Procedures for the 
     Enforcement of the Immigration and Nationality Act [CRT 
     Docket No.: 130; AG Order No.: 3791-2016] (RIN: 1190-AA71) 
     received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8181. A letter from the Senior Counsel, Executive Office 
     for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Recognition of Organizations 
     and Accreditation of Non-Attorney Representatives [EOIR 
     Docket No.: 176; A.G. Order No.: 3783-2016] (RIN: 1125-AA72) 
     received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8182. A letter from the Supervisory Attorney Advisor, 
     Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Conforming STOP 
     Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program Regulations to 
     Statutory Change; Definitions and Confidentiality 
     Requirements Applicable to All OVW Grant Programs [OVW Docket 
     No.: 120] (RIN: 1105-AB46) received December 22, 2016, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8183. A letter from the Secretary, Judicial Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting the Conference's report on 
     the continuing need for authorized bankruptcy judgeships, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 152(b)(3); Public Law 98-353, Sec. 
     104(a) (as amended by Public Law 102-361, Sec. 4); (106 Stat. 
     966); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       8184. A letter from the Paralegal, FTA, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning 
     Area Reform [Docket No.: FHWA-2016-0016] (RIN: 2132-AB28) 
     received December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8185. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, FHWA, Department 
     of Transportation,

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     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Metropolitan 
     Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform 
     [Docket No.: FHWA-2016-0016] (RIN: 2125-AF68) received 
     December 22, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8186. A letter from the Assistant Chief Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting 
     the Department's interim final rule -- Pipeline Safety: 
     Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities [Docket 
     No.: PHMSA-2016-0016; Amdt. Nos.: 191-24; 192-122] (RIN:2137-
     AF22) received December 22, 201, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8187. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Propiconazole; Extension of Tolerance 
     for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0682; FRL-9956-54 
     OCSPP] received December 28, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Agriculture.

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