[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4978-H4979]
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:

       5053. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, Department of Defense, transmitting a 
     certification regarding the Integrated Defensive Electronic 
     Countermeasures Program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433a(b); 
     Public Law 111-23, Sec. 206(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 
     111-383, Sec. 1075(b)(35)); (124 Stat. 4371); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       5054. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 2018 
     Report to Congress on Sustainable Ranges, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 113 note; Public Law 107-314, 366(a)(5); (116 Stat. 
     2522); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       5055. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report on material violations or 
     suspected material violations of regulations relating to 
     Treasury auctions and other Treasury securities offerings 
     during the period January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 103-202, Sec. 
     202(d)(1); (107 Stat. 2358); to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       5056. A letter from the Senior Counsel for Regulatory 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Qualified Financial Contracts 
     Recordkeeping Related to Orderly Liquidation Authority (RIN: 
     1505-AC57) received May 31, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Financial Services.
       5057. A letter from the Chair of the Board and Director, 
     Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the 
     Corporation's FY 2017 actuarial evaluation of the expected 
     operations and status of the PBGC funds, pursuant to 29 
     U.S.C. 1308; Public Law 93-406, Sec. 4008 (as amended by 
     Public Law 109-280, Sec. 412); (120 Stat. 936); to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       5058. A letter from the 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 June 1, 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.
       5059. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
     Electricity, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's 2017 report titled ``Economic Dispatch and 
     Technological Change'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16432(c); 
     Public Law 109-58, Sec. 1234(c); (119 Stat. 960) and 42 
     U.S.C. 16524(c); Public Law 109-58, Sec. 1832(c); (119 Stat. 
     1138); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       5060. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's delegation of authority -- Delegation of Authority 
     to the States of Iowa; Kansas; Missouri; Nebraska; Lincoln-
     Lancaster County, NE; and City of Omaha, NE, for New Source 
     Performance Standards (NSPS), National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Including Maximum 
     Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards [EPA-R07-OAR-
     2018-0021; FRL-9978-80-Region 7] received May 30, 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.
       5061. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Defensin Proteins Derived from Spinach 
     in Citrus Plants; Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of 
     a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0040; FRL-9977-62] received May 
     30, 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.
       5062. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of California Air Plan 
     Revisions; Butte County Air Quality Management District; 
     Stationary Source Permits [EPA-R09-OAR-2018-0120; FRL-9978-
     18-Region 9] received May 30, 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.
       5063. 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; Emissions Statement 
     Rule Certification for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0738; FRL-9978-57-Region 
     3] received May 30, 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.
       5064. 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; Maryland; Continuous Opacity 
     Monitoring Requirements for Municipal Waste Combustors [EPA-
     R03-OAR-2017-0484; FRL-9978-56-Region 3] received May 30, 
     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.
       5065. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; 
     Nonattainment Plan for the Central New Hampshire Sulfur 
     Dioxide Nonattainment Area [EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0083; FRL-9978-
     27-Region 1] received May 30, 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.
       5066. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Regional 
     Haze Progress Report [EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0058; FRL-9978-61-
     Region 5] received May 30, 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.
       5067. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety Safeguards, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     NUREG revision -- Consolidated Guidance About Materials 
     Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Academic, Research 
     and Development, and Other Licenses of Limited Scope, 
     Including Electron Capture Devices and X-Ray Fluorescence 
     Analyzers [NUREG-1556, Volume 7, Revision 1] received May 30, 
     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.
       5068. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in 
     Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 
     1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); 
     (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5069. A letter from the Acting Director, International 
     Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment, Office of the Under 
     Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting Transmittal 
     No. 07-18, informing of the Department's intent to sign a 
     Project Arrangement between the Department of Defense of the 
     United States of America and the Department of Defence of the 
     Commonwealth of Australia, pursuant to Sec. 27(f) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, and Executive Order 13637; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       5070. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Service of Process; Production or Disclosure of 
     Official Information in Response to Court Orders, Subpoenas, 
     Notices of Depositions, Requests for Admissions, 
     Interrogatories, or Similar Requests or Demands in Connection 
     With Federal or State Litigation; Expert Testimony [Public 
     Notice 10248] (RIN: 1400-AE49) received May 31, 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.
       5071. A letter from the Deputy White House Liaison, 
     Department of Education, transmitting a notification 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.
       5072. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the Department's 58th Semiannual Report to 
     Congress on Audit Follow-up, covering the six-month period 
     ending March 31, 2018, pursuant to Sec. 5(b) of the Inspector 
     General Act, as amended; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5073. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's Office of 
     Inspector General Semiannual Report to the Congress for the 
     reporting period October 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018, 
     Pursuant to Sec. 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5074. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting

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     the Commission's semiannual report of the Inspector General 
     for the period October 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018, and 
     Management Report, pursuant to Sec. 5(b) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       5075. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the Agency's 
     semiannual report of the Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018, pursuant to Sec. 
     5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5076. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Communications and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Commission's Annual 
     Sunshine Act Report for 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       5077. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Affairs, NMFS, International Affairs and Seafood 
     Inspection, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; Lifting the 
     Stay on Inclusion of Shrimp and Abalone in the Seafood 
     Traceability Program [Docket No.: 180417378-8379-01] (RIN: 
     0648-BH89) received June 1, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       5078. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report providing an FY 
     2019 Estimate for the Free Clinic Program, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 233(o)(6)(C); July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, Sec. 
     224(o)(6)(C) (as added by Public Law 104-191, Sec. 194); (110 
     Stat. 1988); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       5079. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of 
     Regulations and Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Bath Creek, 
     Bath, NC [Docket Number: USCG-2018-0416] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received May 30, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5080. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Upper 
     Mississippi River, St. Louis, MO [Docket Number: USCG-2018-
     0430] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received May 30, 2018, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5081. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Ohio River, 
     Metropolis, IL [Docket Number: USCG-2018-0077] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received May 30, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       5082. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory Committee for 
     Trade Policy and Negotiations, transmitting the Committee's 
     report to the Congress on the Extension of Trade Promotion 
     Authority, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 4202(c)(3)(A); Public Law 
     114-26, Sec. 103(c)(3)(A); (129 Stat. 336); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

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