[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 15 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S440-S441]
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-4102. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, 
     and Pummelos Grown in Florida and Imported Grapefruit; Change 
     in Size Requirements for Grapefruit'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-17-
     0063; SC17-905-1 IR) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on January 17, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4103. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Pecans Grown in the States of 
     Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, 
     Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New 
     Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas; Establishment of 
     Reporting Requirements and New Information Collection'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-SC-17-0032, SC17-986-2 FR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4104. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and 
     Washington; Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-
     17-0036; SC17-982-1 FR) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 17, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4105. A communication from the Acting Administrator of 
     the Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Walnuts Grown in California; 
     Decreased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-17-0035; SC17-
     984-1 FIR) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 17, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4106. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2018 
     Operational Energy Budget Certification Report''; to the 
     Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations.
        EC-4107. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``End Use Certificates (EUCs)'' (RIN0790-AJ05; 
     DOD-2017-OS-0004) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 18, 2018; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-4108. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community 
     Reinvestment Act Regulations'' (RIN3064-AE58) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4109. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rules of 
     Practice and Procedure (2018 Adjustment to Civil Money 
     Penalties)'' (RIN3064-AE71) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 18, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4110. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Agency 
     Reorganization'' (RIN3133-AE81) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 18, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4111. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility (New York: Montgomery 
     County, City of Amsterdam)'' ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. 
     FEMA-2017-0002)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 18, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4112. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility (Louisiana: Beauregard 
     Parish, Unincorporated Areas)'' ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. 
     FEMA-2017-0002)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on January 18, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4113. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Commerce's 
     ``2018 Report on Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls''; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4114. 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 Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Lease 
     Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' (RIN1014-AA36) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 
     2018; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4115. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report 
     related to the Colorado River System Reservoirs for 2018; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4116. A communication from the Regulatory Affairs 
     Specialist, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Oil Spill Financial Responsibility Adjustment 
     of the Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities'' (RIN1010-
     AD98) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 17, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-4117. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 17, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4118. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4119. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, six (6) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 18, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4120. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report relative to the interdiction of aircraft 
     engaged in illicit drug trafficking; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-4121. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Delays in Approvals of Applications Related to Citizen 
     Petitions and Petitions for Stay of Agency Action for Fiscal 
     Year 2016''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
        EC-4122. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``18-Month Extension of Transition 
     Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest 
     Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for 
     Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment 
     Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 
     2016-02); Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 for Certain 
     Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension 
     Consultants, Insurance Companies, and Investment Company 
     Principal Underwriters (PTE 84-24); Correction'' (ZRIN1210-
     ZA27) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on January 17, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.

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        EC-4123. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to a 
     vacancy in the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 18, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4124. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General 
     Counsel for the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of 
     Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``National Institute on Disability and 
     Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and Independent Living 
     Programs, Outdated, Superseded Regulations'' (RIN1820-AB76) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 19, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4125. A communication from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     National Labor Relations Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Performance and Accountability 
     Report for Fiscal Year 2017''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4126. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office 
     of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     for the position of Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Transportation, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 19, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4127. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Federal Policy for the Protection of Human 
     Subjects: Delay of the Revisions to the Federal Policy for 
     the Protection of Human Subjects'' (40 CFR Part 26) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 19, 
     2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4128. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Federal Policy for the Protection 
     of Human Subjects: Delay of the Revisions to the Federal 
     Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects'' (RIN0937-AA06) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 22, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4129. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program: Removal of Eligible and Ineligible Individuals from 
     Existing Enrollments'' (RIN3206-AN09) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on January 22, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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