[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2592-S2593]
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:

        EC-5145. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Konjac glucomannan; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9976-60) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 3, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

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        EC-5146. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Duddingtonia flagrans strain IAH 1297; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9977-31) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 3, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5147. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Planning and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition 
     Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions and 
     Clarifications in Requirements for the Processing of Donated 
     Foods'' (RIN0584-AE38) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 7, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5148. A communication from the Secretary of the Navy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Program Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) and Average Procurement 
     Unit Cost (APUC) for the Integrated Defensive Electronic 
     Countermeasures (IDECM) Block 2/3 subprogram; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5149. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Lori J. Robinson, United States Air Force, and her 
     advancement to the grade of general on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5150. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Jeffrey G. Lofgren, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5151. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Mark A. Ediger, United States Air Force, 
     and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5152. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice 
     Admiral Jan E. Tighe, United States Navy, and her advancement 
     to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5153. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the report of eighteen (18) officers authorized 
     to wear the insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower 
     half) in accordance with title 10, United States Code, 
     section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5154. A communication from the Secretary, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendments to Forms and Schedules 
     to Remove Provision of Certain Personally Identifiable 
     Information'' (RIN3235-AM37) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 8, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5155. A communication from the Director of Human 
     Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, sixteen (16) reports relative to vacancies 
     in the Environmental Protection Agency, received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 3, 2018; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5156. 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; Revisions to Permitting and Public Participation for 
     Air Quality Permit Applications'' (FRL No. 9976-95-Region 6) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 3, 2018; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5157. 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; 
     New Jersey; Motor Vehicle Enhanced Inspection and Maintenance 
     Program'' (FRL No. 9977-61-Region 2) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 3, 2018; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5158. 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; Georgia; Regional Haze Plan and 
     Prong 4 (Visibility) for the 2012 PM2.5, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, 
     and 2008 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9977-49-Region 4) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 3, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5159. 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; KY; Fine Particulate Matter and 
     Ozone NAAQS Revisions'' (FRL No. 9977-93-Region 4) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 8, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5160. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Extension of Deadline for Action on the Section 
     126(b) Petition From New York'' (FRL No. 9977-90-OAR) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     8, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5161. 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 ``Modifications to 
     Definition of United States Property under Section 956'' 
     (Notice 2018-46) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 8, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5162. 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 ``Empowerment Zone 
     Designation Extension'' (Notice 2018-47) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 8, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5163. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's fiscal year 2017 annual report relative to the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5164. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's fiscal year 2017 annual report relative to the 
     Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
     Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5165. A communication from the Director of the Office 
     of Financial Reporting and Internal Controls, Office of the 
     Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``FY 2017 Agency Financial 
     Report''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5166. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Seventy-
     Seventh Financial Statement for the period of October 1, 2016 
     through September 30, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5167. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Seventy-
     Seventh Financial Statement for the period of October 1, 2016 
     through September 30, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5168. A communication from the Impact Analyst, Office 
     of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Eligibility for Supplemental Service-Disabled 
     Veterans' Insurance'' (RIN2900-AQ03) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 8, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-5169. A communication from the Division Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Rural Call Completion, WC Docket No. 13-39'' (FCC 18-45) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     8, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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