[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H4698-H4700]
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:

       1515. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
     Ceiling Fans [Docket No.: EERE-2012-BT-STD-0045] (RIN: 1904-
     AD28) received May 31, 2017, 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.
       1516. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Major confirmation of effective 
     date and compliance date for direct final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
     Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps [EERE-2015-BT-STD-0008] (RIN: 
     1904-AD52) received May 31, 2017, 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.
       1517. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Major confirmation of effective 
     date and compliance date for direct final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
     Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps [EERE-
     2014-BT-STD-0048] (RIN: 1904-AD37) received May 31, 2017, 
     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.
       1518. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's confirmation of effective date 
     and compliance date for direct final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
     Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products [EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043] 
     (RIN: 1904-AC51) received May 31, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec.

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     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1519. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference [DE104-1104; FRL-9961-26-Region 3] 
     received May 25, 2017, 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.
       1520. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Washington: General 
     Regulations for Air Pollution Sources, Energy Facility Site 
     Evaluation Council [EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0785; FRL-9963-12-Region 
     10] received May 25, 2017, 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.
       1521. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Virginia; Update to 
     Materials Incorporated by Reference [VA203-5204; FRL-9957-86-
     Region 3] received May 25, 2017, 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.
       1522. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; 
     Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference [PA 200-4205; 
     FRL-9959-23-Region 3] received May 25, 2017, 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.
       1523. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Maryland; Update to 
     Materials Incorporated by Reference [MD 204-3120; FRL-9959-
     24-Region 3] received May 25, 2017, 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.
       1524. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Indiana; 
     Redesignation of the Muncie Area to Attainment of the 2008 
     Lead Standard [EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0137; FRL-9962-70-Region 5] 
     received May 25, 2017, 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.
       1525. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Air Plan Approval 
     and Air Quality Designation; GA; Redesignation of the 
     Atlanta, Georgia 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to 
     Attainment [EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0583; FRL-9962-27-Region 4] 
     received May 25, 2017, 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.
       1526. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's stay of rule -- Stay of Standards of Performance for 
     Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and Emission Guidelines and 
     Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills [EPA-HQ-
     OAR-2003-0215 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0451; FRL-9963-19-OAR] 
     (RIN: 2060-AT62) received May 30, 2017, 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.
       1527. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval of Alternative Final 
     Cover Request for Phase 2 of the City of Wolf Point, Montana, 
     Landfill [EPA-R08-RCRA-2016-0505; FRL-9962-18-Region 8] 
     received May 30, 2017, 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.
       1528. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Revisions to the New Source 
     Review State Implementation Plan; Air Permit Procedure 
     Revisions [EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0206; FRL-9958-84-Region 6] 
     received May 30, 2017, 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.
       1529. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Revisions to the 
     Administrative Rules of Montana [EPA-R08-OAR-2017-0020; FRL-
     9963-15-Region 8] received May 30, 2017, 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.
       1530. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's confirmation of effective date 
     and compliance date for Major direct final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
     Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products (EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043] 
     (RIN: 1904-AC51) received May 31, 2017, 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.
       1531. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     series of reports for the second quarter FY 2017, January 1, 
     2017 -- March 31, 2017, developed in accordance with Secs. 
     36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, the March 24, 
     1979, Report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (H. Rept. 
     96-70), and the July 31, 1981, Seventh Report by the 
     Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 97-214); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1532. A letter from the Deputy Inspector General for Audit 
     Services, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, transmitting a final report, entitled 
     ``U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met Many 
     Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 
     but Did Not Fully Comply for Fiscal Year 2016'', pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 3321 note; Public Law 107-300, Sec. 2(b)(2)(E)(ii) 
     (as amended by Public Law 112-248, Sec. 3(a)(2)); (126 Stat. 
     2391); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1533. A letter from the Labor Member and Management Member, 
     Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's 
     Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017, pursuant to 
     Public Law 95-452, as amended; to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       1534. A letter from the Acting Commissioner, Social 
     Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector General for the 
     period October 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017, pursuant to 
     Public Law 95-452, as amended, and the statistical 
     accomplishments for the period, including information 
     required under the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
     1997; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1535. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Election Assistance 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Semiannual Report 
     to Congress for the Period: October 1, 2016, through March 
     31, 2017, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1536. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Pot Catcher/Processors in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 150916863-6211-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XF189) received May 30, 2017, 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.
       1537. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; General Category Fishery [Docket No.: 
     150121066-5717-02] (RIN: 0648-XF284) received May 30, 2017, 
     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.
       1538. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Annual 
     Specifications and Management Measures for the 2017 Tribal 
     and Non-Tribal Fisheries for Pacific Whiting [Docket No.: 
     161128999-7428-02] (RIN: 0648-BG47) received May 30, 2017, 
     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.
       1539. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Yellowtail 
     Snapper Management Measures [Docket No.: 160510416-6999-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BG06) received May 30, 2017, 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.
       1540. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 
     Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 18 [Docket No.: 
     150630567-7360-02] (RIN: 0648-BF26) received May 30, 2017, 
     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.
       1541. A letter from the Acting Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- International Fisheries;

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     Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Restrictions for Tropical 
     Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Docket No.: 170223197-
     7311-01] (RIN: 0648-BG67) received May 30, 2017, 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.
       1542. A letter from the Counsel for Regulatory and 
     Legislative Affairs, Patent and Trademark Office, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- July 
     2017 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures [Docket 
     No.: PTO-P-2017-0002] (RIN: 0651-AD14) received May 30, 2017, 
     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.
       1543. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- MU-2B Series Airplane Training 
     Requirements Update; Correction [Docket No.: FAA-2006-24981; 
     Amdt. Nos. 61-138A, 91-344A, and 135-134A] (RIN: 2120-AK63) 
     received May 26, 2017, 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.
       1544. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, 
     FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Dassault 
     Aviation Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2016-9569; Directorate 
     Identifier 2016-NM-052-AD; Amendment 39-18865; AD 2017-09-03] 
     (RIN: 2120-AA64) received May 26, 2017, 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.
       1545. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Administration's principles for 
     reforming the Nation's Air Traffic Control System (H. Doc. 
     No. 115--45); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and ordered to be printed.
       1546. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary for Policy, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the 2017 Global Defense 
     Posture Report; jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs 
     and Armed Services.

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