[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1284-S1286]
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-4425. 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 ``Marketing Order Regulating the 
     Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision 
     of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 
     (Native) Spearmint Oil for the 2017-2018 Marketing Year'' 
     (Docket No. AMS-SC-16-0107; SC17-985-1A FR) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4426. 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 ``Fees for Official Inspection and 
     Official Weighing Services under the United States Grain 
     Standards Act (USGSA)'' received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4427. 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 ``Pears Grown in Oregon and 
     Washington; Increased Continuing Assessment Rate for 
     Processed Pears'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-17-0045; SC17-927-1 FR) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4428. 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 ``Amendments to Regulations Under 
     the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA); Growers' 
     Trust Protection Eligibility and Clarification of 'Written 
     Notification''' (Docket No. AMS-FV-15-0045) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4429. 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 ``Onions Grown in South Texas; 
     Increased Assessment Rate'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-17-0040; SC17-
     959-1 FR) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4430. 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 ``Watermelon Research and Promotion 
     Plan; Redistricting and Importer Representation'' (Docket No. 
     AMS-SC-16-0097; FR) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 27, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4431. 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 ``Decrease of Continuing Assessment 
     Rate for Apricots Grown in Designated Counties in 
     Washington'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-17-0033; SC17-922-1 FIR) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 27, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4432. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division,

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     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Methyl Bromide; 
     Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions'' (FRL No. 
     9971-19) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 27, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4433. A communication from the Secretary, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Investment Company Liquidity Risk 
     Management Programs; Commission Guidance for In-Kind ETFs'' 
     (RIN3235-AM26) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 26, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4434. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Iran as 
     declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-4435. A communication from the Chair of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-4436. A communication from the Secretary, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Commission Statement and Guidance 
     on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures'' (Release Nos. 
     33-10459; 34-82746) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 
     2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-4437. A communication from the Chair of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-4438. A communication from the Regulations Specialist, 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in 
     Alaska--2017-18 and 2018-19 Subsistence Taking of Fish 
     Regulations'' (RIN1018-BA76) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2018; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
        EC-4439. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National 
     Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Regulations, Areas of the National Park System, Rocky 
     Mountains National Park; Bicycling'' (RIN1024-AE31) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 27, 
     2018; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-4440. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 
     on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for 
     the 2017-18 Season'' (RIN1018-BB40) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4441. A communication from the Chief of the Branch of 
     Recovery and State Grants, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Removing Oeonothera avita ssp. 
     eurekensis from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened 
     Plants, and Reclassification of Swallenia alexandrae from 
     Endangered to Threatened'' (RIN1018-AW04) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4442. A communication from the Enforcement Specialist, 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Civil Penalties; 2018 Inflation Adjustments for Civil 
     Monetary Penalties'' (RIN1018-BC05) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4443. A communication from the Chief of the Branch of 
     Foreign Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Taxonomical Update for Orangutan'' (RIN1018-BC54) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4444. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of 
     the Species Assessment Team, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Black 
     Warrior Waterdog and Designation of Critical Habitat'' 
     (RIN1018-BA78, RIN1018-BA79) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 23, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4445. A communication from the Manager of the Species 
     Assessment Team, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Endangered Species Status for Texas Hornshell'' (RIN1018-
     BB34) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4446. A communication from the Chief of the Branch of 
     Recovery and States Grants, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Eastern Puma (=Cougar) from 
     the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' 
     (RIN1018-AY05) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 
     2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4447. 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; Illinois; Redesignation of the 
     Illinois Portion of the St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, 
     Missouri-Illinois Area to Attainment of the 2008 Ozone 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9974-86-Region 5) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 27, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4448. 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'' (FRL No. 9974-98-Region 4) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 27, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4449. 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 Implementation Plans; 
     Texas; Approval of Texas Motor Vehicle Rule Revisions'' (FRL 
     No. 9974-51-Region 6) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 27, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4450. 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 California Air Plan Revisions, 
     Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 
     9974-67-Region 9) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 27, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4451. 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 Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous 
     Air Pollutants; Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for 
     Dry Cleaning Facilities; State of Vermont'' (FRL No. 9972-97-
     Region 1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 27, 2018; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4452. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Determination to Defer Sanctions; Bay Area Air 
     Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9974-97-Region 9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 27, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4453. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Computation of Annual Liability Insurance (Including Self-
     Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Workers' Compensation 
     Settlement Recovery Threshold''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4454. A communication from the Chief of the Trade and 
     Commercial Regulations Branch, Bureau of Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of 
     Import Restrictions Imposed on Certain Archaeological 
     Material from Belize'' (RIN1515-AE37) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-4455. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to Data Mining Activity in 
     the Department of State for calendar year 2017; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-4456. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Human 
     Subject Protection; Acceptance of Data From Clinical 
     Investigations for Medical Devices'' ((RIN0910-AG48) (Docket 
     No. FDA-2013-N-0080)) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on

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     February 26, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4457. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of Postsecondary 
     Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Student Assistance 
     General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal 
     Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct 
     Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College 
     and Higher Education Grant Program'' (RIN1840-AD28) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 27, 
     2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-4458. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Secretary's Final Supplemental Priorities and Definitions 
     for Discretionary Grant Programs'' (RIN1894-AA09) received in 
     the Office of the President pro tempore of the Senate; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-4459. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Department 
     of the Treasury 2017 Annual Privacy, Data Mining, and 803 
     Reports''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4460. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Fiscal Year 
     2017 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and 
     Privacy Management Report; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4461. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report entitled ``Federal Student Loan Repayment Program 
     Calendar Year 2016''; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4462. A communication from the Executive Secretary, 
     Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, three (3) reports relative to vacancies in the Office of 
     Personnel Management, received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 27, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-4463. A communication from the Solicitor General, 
     Department of Justice, a report relative to a case pending 
     before the United States District Court for the District of 
     New Jersey (NJ Work Environment Council v. State Emergency 
     Response Commission); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-4464. A communication from the Administrator, Small 
     Business Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Administration's 
     Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018 - 2022; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
        EC-4465. A communication from the Regulation Policy 
     Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revise and 
     Streamline VA Acquisition Regulation to Adhere to Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation Principles (VAAR Case 2014-V002)'' 
     (RIN2900-AP82) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 
     2018; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-4466. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Protected 
     Resources, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Fisheries for 
     2018'' (RIN0648-BG72) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 26, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4467. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care 
     articles Containing Specified Phthalates: Revision of 
     Determinations Regarding Certain Plastics'' ((16 CFR Parts 
     1308) (Docket No. CPSC-2016-0017)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 23, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4468. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``CPSC Acceptance of Third Party Laboratories: 
     Revision to the Notice of Requirements for Prohibitions of 
     Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified 
     Phthalates'' ((16 CFR Parts 1112) (Docket No. CPSC-2017-
     0043)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 23, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-4469. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Wireless Emergency Alerts; 
     Amendments to Part 11 of the Commission's Rules Regarding the 
     Emergency Alert System'' ((PS Docket No. 15-91 and PS Docket 
     No. 15-94) (FCC 18-4)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 27, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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