[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 33 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H1224-H1226]
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:

       4065. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Director, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Indaziflam; Pesticide Tolerances for 
     Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0551; FRL-9973-10] 
     received February 16, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       4066. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the 
     Office's Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee 
     Reductions for Fiscal Year 2019, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
     901a(9); Public Law 99-177, Sec. 251A (as added Public Law 
     112-25, Sec. 302(a)); (125 Stat. 256); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       4067. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the 
     Office's Sequestration Preview Report to the President and 
     Congress for Fiscal Year 2019, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 904(c); 
     Public Law 99-177, Sec. 254 (as amended by Public Law 112-25, 
     Sec. 103(1)); (125 Stat. 246); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       4068. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting the Department's report titled 
     ``Report on the Effects of Military Helicopter Noise on 
     National Capital Region Communities and Individuals'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 114-328, Sec. 1073(d)(1); (130 Stat. 
     2415); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       4069. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- Federal 
     Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects: Delay of the 
     Revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human 
     Subjects received January 25, 2018, 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.
       4070. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Benefits Payable 
     in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Paying Benefits received January 25, 2018, 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.

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       4071. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, 
     Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Safety Standard for Children's 
     Folding Chairs and Stools [Docket No.: CPSC-2015-0029] 
     received February 14, 2018, 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.
       4072. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's report titled, ``The Management 
     of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children'', pursuant to Section 
     6 of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       4073. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Methyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside (Alpha 
     Methyl Mannoside); Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0314; FRL-9972-04] received 
     February 16, 2018, 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.
       4074. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Quizalofop ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0152; FRL-9972-24] received February 15, 
     2018, 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.
       4075. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Arizona Air Plan 
     Revisions, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality [EPA-
     R09-OAR-2017-0468; FRL-9974-68-Region 9] received February 
     15, 2018, 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.
       4076. 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; Virginia; Revisions to 
     Implement the Revocation of the 1997 Ozone NAAQS [EPA-R03-
     OAR-2017-0382; FRL-9974-66-Region 3] received February 15, 
     2018, 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.
       4077. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; 
     Nonattainment New Source Review Permit Requirements for the 
     2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0150; FRL-9973-
     18-Region 1] received February 15, 2018, 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.
       4078. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Pendimethalin; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0247; FRL-9973-03] received February 15, 
     2018, 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.
       4079. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     FY 2017 annual report of Military Assistance and Military 
     Exports, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2415(a); Public Law 87-195, 
     Sec. 655 (as amended by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 148); (110 
     Stat. 1435); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4080. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a notification to modify and continue 
     the ongoing national emergency declared in Proclamation 6867 
     of March 1, 1996, expanded by Proclamation 7757 of February 
     26, 2004, and modified by Proclamation 9398 of February 24, 
     2016, in light of the need to continue the national emergency 
     based on a disturbance or threatened disturbance of the 
     international relations of the United States related to Cuba, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 
     202(d); (90 Stat. 1257) (H. Doc. No. 115--96); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       4081. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. 01-18, pursuant to the reporting requirements 
     of Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       4082. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations: Addition of South Sudan (RIN: 1400-AE51) 
     received February 15, 2018, 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.
       4083. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Report 
     of the United States Government, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     331(e)(1); Public Law 97-258, Sec. 331(e)(1) (as amended by 
     Public Law 103-356, Sec. 405(c)); (108 Stat. 3416); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4084. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Department's Strategic Plan for 
     Fiscal Years 2018-2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 306(a); Public 
     Law 103-62, Sec. 3(a) (as amended by Public Law 111-352, Sec. 
     2); (124 Stat. 3866); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4085. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's small 
     entity compliance guide -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; 
     Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97 [Docket No.: FAR 2018-
     0001, Sequence No.: 1] received January 25, 2018, 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.
       4086. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade Agreements 
     Thresholds [FAC 2005-97; FAR Case 2018-001; Docket No.: 2018-
     0004; Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: 9000-AN60) received January 25, 
     2018, 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.
       4087. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's summary 
     presentation of a final rule -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97; 
     Introduction [Docket No.: FAR 2018-0001, Sequence No.: 1] 
     received January 25, 2018, 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.
       4088. A letter from the Archivist of the U.S., National 
     Archives and Records Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018 through 
     2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 306(a); Public Law 103-62, Sec. 
     3(a) (as amended by Public Law 111-352, Sec. 2); (124 Stat. 
     3866); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4089. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of the 
     Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting 
     the Board's fiscal year 2019 Congressional Budget 
     Justification for the Office of Inspector General, pursuant 
     to 45 U.S.C. 231f(f); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, Sec. 7(f) (as 
     amended by Public Law 93-445, Sec. 416); (97 Stat. 436); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       4090. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting a notice of a nomination, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, 151(b); 
     (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       4091. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination 
     on a petition filed on behalf of workers at the Ames 
     Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, to be added to the Special Exposure 
     Cohort (SEC), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7384q(c)(2); Public Law 
     106-398, Sec. 1 (as amended by Public Law 108-375, Sec. 
     3166(b)(1)); (118 Stat. 2188); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       4092. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Civil Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustments [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-24780; PPWOVPADU0/
     PPMPRLE1Y.Y00000] (RIN: 1024-AE40) received January 25, 2018, 
     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.
       4093. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Rules of Practice and Procedure; Adjusting Civil Money 
     Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 3052-AD29) received January 25, 
     2018, 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.
       4094. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer, National 
     Safety Council, transmitting the Council's Audit Report, 
     pursuant to Public Law 259, 36 U.S.C. 463; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       4095. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Adjustment of 
     Civil Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 1212-AB45) received 
     January 25, 2018, 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.
       4096. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the Economic Report of the President 
     together with the 2018 Annual Report of the Council of 
     Economic Advisers, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1022(a); February 
     20, 1946, ch. 33, Sec. 3(a) (as amended by Public Law 101-
     508; 13112(e)); (104 Stat. 1388-609) (H. Doc. No. 115--87); 
     to the Committee on the Joint Economic Committee and ordered 
     to be printed.
       4097. A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 
     Office, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's Privacy Office's Fiscal Year 2017 Semiannual 
     Report to Congress, pursuant to Sec. 803 of the Implementing 
     Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
       4098. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Attorney General's First Quarterly Report of FY 2018, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4332(b)(2); Public Law 103-353, Sec. 
     2(a) (as added by Public Law 110-389, Sec. 312(c)); (122 
     Stat. 4165); jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Veterans' Affairs.

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