[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 197 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7583]
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-7425. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``6-Benzyladenine; Tolerances for Residues'' (FRL 
     No. 9986-73) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 11, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-7426. 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; Maryland; Continuous Opacity 
     Monitoring Requirements for Municipal Waste Combustors and 
     Cement Plants'' (FRL No. 9987-81-Region 3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 11, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-7427. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Removal of Alternate Participant Program'' 
     (RIN0960-AI24) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 12, 2018; to the Committee on Finance .
        EC-7428. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Semiannual 
     Report of the Office of the Inspector General for the period 
     from April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7429. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting , pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report 
     to Congress and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
     Management's Response for the period from April 1, 2018, 
     through September 30, 2018; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7430. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, U.S. Postal Service, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report for 
     the period of April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7431. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Department's Semiannual Report of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period from April 1, 2018 through 
     September 30, 2018; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-7432. A communication from the Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of a 
     legislative proposal to improve current legal framework for 
     collateral-review litigation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-7433. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters; 
     Adjusted Customs Value for Cigarette Lighters'' (16 CFR Part 
     1210) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 12, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-7434. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Revisions to Safety Standard for Infant Bath 
     Tubs'' ((16 CFR Part 1234) (Docket No. CPSC-2015-0019)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 12, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-7435. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary 
     Rule for Emergency Action to Specify Annual Catch Limits 
     (ACL) for Red Snapper in the South Atlantic Region in 2017'' 
     (RIN0648-BH10) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 12, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7436. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Framework 
     Adjustment 56 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
     Management Plans'' (RIN0648-BG53) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 12, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7437. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory 
     Amendment to Revise the State Waters Scallop Exemption 
     Program for the State of Maine under the Atlantic Sea Scallop 
     Fishery Management Plan'' (RIN0648-BG70) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7438. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Windowpane 
     Flounder Emergency Rule'' (RIN0648-BH11) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2018; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7439. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries 
     Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species; Annual 
     Specifications; Final Rule; 2017-2018 Pacific Sardine Harvest 
     Specifications'' (RIN0648-XF311) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on December 12, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7440. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 
     Restrictions on Fishing for Sharks in the Eastern Pacific 
     Ocean'' (RIN0648-BG85) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 12, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7441. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska'' 
     (RIN0648-XG379) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 12, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7442. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean; Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery Off of the Southern Atlantic States; 
     Reopening of the Penaeid Shrimp Fishery Off South Carolina'' 
     (RIN0648-XG294) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on December 12, 2018; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-7443. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Sustainable Fisheries, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Fisheries of the Caribbean; Gulf of Mexico and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic 
     Region; Amendment 37'' (RIN0648-BG33) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2018; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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