[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 193 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7359-S7360]
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-3466. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Tebufenozide; Pesticide Tolerance Actions'' (FRL 
     No. 9966-10-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3467. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Departmental Offices, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Removal of Office of Thrift Supervision 
     Regulations'' (10 CFR Chapter V) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3468. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Yemen that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3469. A communication from the Administrator and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Annual Report for fiscal year 2017; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-3470. 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; Delaware; State Implementation 
     Plan for Intersate Transport for the 2008 Ozone Standard; 
     Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9970-83-Region 3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 15, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3471. 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; Maryland; 2011 Base Year Inventory for 
     the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard 
     for the Maryland Portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-
     Atlantic City Nonattainment Area; Withdrawal'' (FRL No. 9970-
     82-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 15, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3472. 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; Maryland; Direct Final Rule for the 
     Approval of an Alternative Volatile Organic Compound Emission 
     Standard; Withdrawal'' (FRL No. 9970-69-Region 3) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 15, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3473. 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; Removal of Clean Air 
     Interstate Rule (CAIR) Trading Programs; Withdrawal of Direct 
     Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9970-80-Region 3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3474. 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 Implementation Plans; State of Iowa; 
     Elements of the Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2010 
     Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS); 
     Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9970-98-Region 7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 15, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3475. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``State of Iowa; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule; 
     Elements of the Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2010 
     Nitrogen Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard 
     (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 9970-99-Region 7) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3476. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``State of Iowa; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule; 
     Elements of the Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2012 
     Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 9971-05-Region 7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 15, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3477. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule; Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Nebraska; Infrastructure SIP 
     Requirements for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide 
     and the 2012 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9970-97-Region 7) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 15, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3478. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule; Approval of 
     Kansas Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Construction 
     Permits and Approvals Program'' (FRL No. 9971-00-Region 7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 15, 2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3479. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     status of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and 
     Navigation Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project, Kansas, 
     Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3480. 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 ``Treatment of Amounts Paid to Section 170(c) 
     Organizations under Employer Leave-Based Donation Programs to 
     Aid Victims of the California Wildfires that Began on October 
     8, 2017'' (Notice 2017-70) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3481. 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 ``Changes in accounting periods and in 
     methods of accounting.'' (Rev. Proc. 2017-59) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3482. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Departmental Offices, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Department of the Treasury Employee Rules of 
     Conduct'' (RIN1505-AB89) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-3483. A communication from the Senior Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Departmental Offices, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs 
     and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From 
     the Department of the Treasury'' (RIN1505-AC51) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 15, 
     2017; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3484. A communication from the Deputy Director, 
     Directorate of Construction, Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Cranes and Derricks in Construction; 
     Operator Certification Extension'' (RIN1218-AC96) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 
     2017; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3485. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Administration and Management, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource 
     Locator (URL) for the Department of Labor's 2016 FAIR Act 
     Inventory of Inherently Governmental Activities and Inventory 
     of Commercial Activities; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3486. A communication from the Chairman, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Commission's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2017; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3487. A communication from the Acting Director and 
     General Counsel, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Annual Financial Report for the Office 
     of Government Ethics for fiscal year 2017; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3488. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Administration's Semiannual Report of 
     the Inspector General and the Semiannual Management Report on 
     the Status of Audits for the period from April 1, 2017 
     through September 30, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3489. A communication from the Board Chairman and Chief 
     Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Administration's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2017; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3490. A communication from the Chairman of the Board, 
     Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Corporation's consolidated report 
     addressing the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act 
     (FMFIA or Integrity Act) and the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (IG Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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       EC-3491. A communication from the President and CEO, Inter-
     American Foundation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Foundation's Annual Management Report for fiscal year 2017; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3492. A communication from the Chairman of the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Board's Performance and Accountability report for fiscal 
     year 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3493. A communication from the Archivist of the United 
     States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Administration's Agency 
     Financial Report for fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3494. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Labor's 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2017; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3495. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, Department of the 
     Treasury's Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2017; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3496. A communication from the Secretary of Labor and 
     the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation's Annual Report for fiscal year 2017; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3497. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Labor's 
     Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 2017; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3498. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the 
     Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Board's Performance and 
     Accountability Report for fiscal year 2017; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3499. A communication from the Acting Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Department's Agency Financial Report for 
     fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3500. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism'' 
     ((RIN3060-AF85)(FCC 17-139)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3501. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Consumer 
     and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Rules and Policies Regarding Calling Number 
     Identification Service--Caller ID; Waiver of Federal 
     Communications Commission Regulations at 47 C.F.R. section 
     65.1601(b) on Behalf of Jewish Community Centers'' ((CG 
     Docket No. 91-281)(FCC 17-132)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3502. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments, 
     (Anchorage, Alaska)'' ((DA 17-1062)(MB Docket No. 17-187)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 15, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3503. A communication from the Deputy Chief of the 
     Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Access to 
     Telecommunication Equipment and Services by Persons with 
     Disabilities; Amendment of the Commission's Rules Governing 
     Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets; Comment Sought on 
     2010 Review of Hearing Aid Compatibility Regulations'' ((CG 
     Docket No. 13-46)(FCC 17-135)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 15, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3504. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report relative to accomplishments made under the Airport 
     Improvement Program for fiscal years 2014 through 2016; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-3505. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator 
     (URL) for the Department's Agency Financial Report for fiscal 
     year 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.

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