[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 181 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7048-S7050]
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-7032. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Cyantraniliprole: Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9985-32) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 14, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7033. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fludioxonil: Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9985-
     75) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 14, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7034. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Tin Oxide; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9982-73) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7035. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9985-45) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7036. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Raisins Produced From Grapes 
     Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 989'' 
     ((7 CFR Part 989) (Docket No. AMS-SC-16-0011; SC16-989-1)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7037. A joint communication from the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     transmitting a request relative to issuing a travel 
     restriction on senior officials' travel to Yemen effective 
     November 1, 2018; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-7038. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency that was 
     originally declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 
     1979, with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7039. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the continuation of the national emergency that was 
     originally declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 
     1994, with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-7040. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to the Central 
     African Republic that was declared in Executive Order 13667 
     of May 12, 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-7041. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Syria that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7042. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
     Department of the

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     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations'' 
     (31 CFR Part 560) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7043. A communication from the Secretary, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Amendments to Rules 600, 605, and 
     606 of Regulation National Market System'' (RIN3235-AL67) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
        EC-7044. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Addition of an Entity to the 
     Entity List'' (RIN0694-AH67) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-7045. A communication from the Secretary, Securities 
     and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Modernization of Property 
     Disclosures for Mining Registrants'' (RIN3235-AL81) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 13, 
     2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-7046. A communication from the Director of the 
     Sustainability Performance Office, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator 
     (URL) for the Department's Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle 
     Acquisition Report for fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-7047. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical 
     Substances; Withdrawal'' (FRL No. 9986-15) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 13, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7048. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Revisions to Testing Regulations for Air Emission 
     Sources'' (FRL No. 9986-42) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7049. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and 
     Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Aggregation; 
     Reconsideration'' (FRL No. 9986-47) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7050. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; 
     Consistency Update for Massachusetts'' (FRL No. 9983-52- 
     Region 1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-7051. 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 Arizona Air Plan; Hayden Lead 
     Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2008 Lead Standard `` (FRL 
     No. 9986-31-Region 9) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7052. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Utah: Approval of State Underground Storage Tank 
     Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9982-18-Region 8) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 14, 
     2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-7053. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an update to the report 
     entitled ``Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 
     2017 Initial Report to Congress - June 2018''; to the 
     Committees on Finance; and Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-7054. A communication from the Chief Privacy Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an update to the report entitled ``Social Security 
     Number Fraud Prevention Act Report to Congress''; to the 
     Committees on Finance; and Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-7055. 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 ``2019 Limitations 
     Adjusted as Provided in Section 415(d), etc.'' (Notice 2018-
     83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7056. 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 ``Tax Return Preparer 
     Due Diligence Penalty under Section 6695(g)'' (RIN1545-BO63) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7057. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal 
     Disease Prospective Payment System, et al.'' ((RIN0938-AT28) 
     (CMS-1691-F)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-7058. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to 
     Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other 
     Revisions to Part B for CY 2019, et al.'' ((RIN0938-AT31, 
     RIN0938-AT13, and RIN0938-AT45) (CMS-1693-F, CMS-1693-IFC, 
     CMS-5522-F3, and CMS-1701-F)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-7059. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2018-0176 
     - 2018-0190); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-7060. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of 
     firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under 
     Category I of the U.S. Munitions Lists of rifles and pistols 
     to Peru for commercial resale in the amount of $1,000,000 or 
     more (Transmittal No. DDTC 18-042); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-7061. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Assets for 
     Independence Program - Status at the Conclusion of the 
     Seventeenth Year, Fiscal Year 2016''; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7062. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2014 Report to Congress on Community Services Block 
     Grant Discretionary Activities - Community Economic 
     Development and Rural Community Development Programs''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7063. 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 ``Termination 
     of Listing of Color Additive Exempt from Certification; Lead 
     Acetate'' ((21 CFR Part 73) (Docket No. FDA-2017-C-1951)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7064. 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 ``Listing of 
     Color Additives Exempt from Certification; Synthetic Iron 
     Oxide'' ((21 CFR Part 73) (Docket No. FDA-2017-C-6238)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7065. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Moral Exemptions and 
     Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services 
     under the Affordable Care Act'' ((RIN0938-AT46) (CMS-9925-F)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7066. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Religious Exemptions and 
     Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services 
     under the Affordable Care Act'' ((RIN0938-AT54) (CMS-9940-
     F2)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 13, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-7067. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 13, 
     2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-7068. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal

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     Year 2015 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal 
     Self-Governance Program''; to the Committee on Indian 
     Affairs.
        EC-7069. A communication from the Director, Executive 
     Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry under Sections 212(f) or 
     215(a) (1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; Procedures 
     for Protection Claims'' (RIN1125-AA89) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 13, 2018; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-7070. A communication from the Chairman, Board of 
     Trustees, and the President, John F. Kennedy Center for the 
     Performing Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     relative to the Center's consolidated financial statements, 
     supplemental schedules of operations, and independent 
     auditor's report for years ended October 1, 2017, and October 
     2, 2016, and a report relative to the Center's schedule of 
     expenditures of federal awards and independent auditor's 
     reports for the year ended October 1, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration.
        EC-7071. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Attorney 
     General's Fourth Quarterly Report of Fiscal Year 2018''; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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