[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H4911-H4912]
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:

       1628. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Program, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's interim rule -- 
     Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast 
     Washington and Northeast Oregon; Decreased Assessment Rate 
     [Docket No.: AMS-SC-16-0116; SC17-956-1 IR] received June 5, 
     2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1629. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Program, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's affirmation of 
     interim rule as final rule -- Almonds Grown in California; 
     Change in Quality Control Requirements [Docket No.: AMS-SC-
     16-0047; SC16-981-3 FIR] received June 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1630. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Program, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Increased Assessment Rate [Docket 
     No.: AMS-SC-16-0088; SC16-966-1 FR] received June 5, 2017, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1631. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- National Organic Program (NOP); Organic Livestock and 
     Poultry Practices [Docket No.: AMS-NOP-15-0012; NOP-15-06 FR] 
     (RIN: 0581-AD44) received June 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1632. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Triclopyr; Pesticide Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0036; FRL-9961-29] 
     received June 7, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1633. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a notification of an increase in the 
     Program Acquisition Unit Cost for the Chemical 
     Demilitarization -- Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives 
     program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(d)(3); Public Law 97-252, 
     Sec. 1107(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 110-417, Sec. 
     811(c)); (122 Stat. 4522); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       1634. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the semiannual report titled, 
     ``Acceptance of Contributions For Defense Programs, Projects, 
     and Activities; Defense Cooperation Account'', 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.
       1635. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Suspension of Community Eligibility (New Haven County, CT, 
     et al.) [Docket ID: FEMA-2017-0002; Internal Agency Docket 
     No.: FEMA-8479] received June 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1636. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final 
     order -- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of 
     Acetyl Fentanyl Into Schedule I [Docket No.: DEA-413] 
     received June 8, 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.
       1637. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of California; Coachella Valley; 
     Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards [EPA-R09-OAR-
     2016-0244; FRL-9962-54-Region 9] received June 7, 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.
       1638. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Texas Control of Air Pollution from 
     Motor Vehicles with Mobile Source Incentive Programs [EPA-
     R06-OAR-2014-0497; FRL-9962-47-Region 6] received June 7, 
     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.
       1639. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the General 
     Definitions for Texas Air Quality Rules [EPA-R06-OAR-2016-
     0464; FRL-9962-23-Region 6] received June 7, 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.
       1640. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Mobility Division, 
     Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Review of the Commission's Part 95 Personal Radio Services 
     Rules [WT Docket No.: 10-119]; Petition for Rulemaking of 
     Garmin International, Inc. (RM-10762); Petition for 
     Rulemaking of Omnitronics, L.L.C. (RM-10844) received June 8, 
     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.
       1641. A letter from the Acting Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation For National and Community Service, transmitting 
     the Corporation's Semiannual Report from the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 2016, through 
     March 30, 2017, pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1642. A letter from the Acting Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's Annual Performance Report for FY 2016-2018, and 
     the Department's Annual Performance Plan, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1643. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the Department's Semiannual Report to the 
     Congress from the Office of Inspector General, for the period 
     October 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017, pursuant to the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1644. A letter from the Director, General Counsel and Legal 
     Policy Division, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting 
     the Office's final rule -- Technical Updating Amendments to 
     Executive Branch Financial Disclosure and Standards of 
     Ethical Conduct Regulations (RINs: 3209-AA00 and 3209-AA04) 
     received June 8, 2017, 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.
       1645. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's 
     Semiannual Report to the Congress by Office of Inspector 
     General and the Corporation's Management Response for the 
     period October 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017, pursuant to 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1646. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Office of 
     Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, covering the 
     period of October 1, 2016, through March 31, 2017, pursuant 
     to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1647. A letter from the Chief, Regulations and Standards 
     Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer 
     Continental Shelf-Lease Continuation Through Operations 
     [17XE1700DX EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE50000] (RIN: 1014-AA35) 
     received June 7, 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.
       1648. 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 Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Resources of the South Atlantic; 
     Commercial Trip Limit Reduction [Docket No.: 130312235-3658-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XF290) received June 6, 2017, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110

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     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1649. 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 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark 
     Management Measures; Final Amendment 5b [Docket No.: 
     130417378-7331-02] (RIN: 0648-BD22) received June 5, 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.
       1650. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 160920866-7167-02] (RIN: 0648-XF253) received June 5, 
     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.
       1651. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2017 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico 
     and South Atlantic [Docket No.: 001005281-0369-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XF218) received June 5, 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.
       1652. 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 Zone Off Alaska; Pollock 
     in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 
     140918791-4999-02] (RIN: 0648-XF200) received June 5, 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.
       1653. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     reapportionment of tribal Pacific whiting allocation -- 
     Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2016 Tribal Fishery 
     Allocations for Pacific Whiting; Reapportionment Between 
     Tribal and Non-Tribal Sectors [Docket No.: 160126053-6398-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XF230) received June 5, 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.
       1654. A letter from the Acting Deputy 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; 
     Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No.: 161020985-7181-02] (RIN: 0648-XF262) 
     received June 5, 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.
       1655. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Department of Homeland Security and Department 
     of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 
     Annual Adjustments for the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural 
     Worker Program [CIS No.: 2585-16] (RIN: 1615-AC10) received 
     June 5, 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.
       1656. A letter from the Chief, Border Security Regulations 
     Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Merchandise Produced by Convict, Forced, or Indentured 
     Labor; Conforming Amendment and Technical Corrections [CBP 
     Dec. No. 17-04] (RIN: 1515-AE22) received June 5, 2017, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1657. A letter from the Board Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Fiscal Year 
     2018 Proposed Budget and Performance Plan, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867); 
     jointly to the Committees on Agriculture and Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1658. A letter from the Acting Under Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     determination to suspend the limitation on the obligation of 
     State Department Appropriations contained in Secs. 3(b) and 
     7(b) of this Act for six months, pursuant to Public Law 104-
     45, Sec. 7(a)(1); (109 Stat. 400); jointly to the Committees 
     on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations.
       1659. A letter from the Labor Member, and Management 
     Member, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's 
     report on the actuarial status of the railroad retirement 
     system, including any recommendations for financing changes, 
     pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231u(a)(1); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, 
     Sec. 22(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-90, Sec. 108(a)); 
     (115 Stat. 890); jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1660. A letter from the Labor Member, and Management 
     Member, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's 
     2017 annual report on the financial status of the railroad 
     unemployment insurance system, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 369; 
     Public Law 100-647, Sec. 7105; (102 Stat. 3772); jointly to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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