[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2922-S2923]
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-1289. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Glufosinate Ammonium; Pesticide Tolerances [Olive, 
     Stone Fruit (crop group 12-12), Tree Nuts (crop group 14-12) 
     and Soybean Hull]'' (FRL No. 9991-49-OCSPP) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1290. 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 that 
     was declared in Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1291. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     and Standards Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil and Gas 
     and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - 
     Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions'' 
     (RIN1014-AA39) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
        EC-1292. A communication from the Director of Human 
     Resources Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, five (5) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     15, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1293. 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; GA and TN; Interstate Transport 
     (Prongs 1 and 2) for the 2010 1-Hour NO2 Standard'' (FRL No. 
     9993-71-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-1294. 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; New Mexico; Approval of Revised 
     Statues; Error Correction'' (FRL No. 9993-58-Region 6) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     15, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1295. 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; OR; 2015 Ozone NAAQS Interstate 
     Transport Requirements'' (FRL No. 9993-75-Region 10) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1296. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 9993-49-OLEM) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     15, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1297. 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 and Medicaid Programs; 
     Regulation to Require Drug Pricing Transparency'' (RIN0938-
     AT87) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1298. 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 ``Recognition and 
     Deferral of Section 987 Gain or Loss'' (RIN1545-BN63) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     15, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1299. 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 ``User Fees Relating to 
     Enrolled Agents and Enrolled Retirement Plans Agents'' 
     (RIN1545-BO38) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1300. 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 ``Credit for Carbon 
     Oxide Sequestration - 2019 Section 45Q Inflation Adjustment 
     Factor'' (Notice 2019-31) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1301. 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 ``Revenue Ruling: Cash 
     Distributions in Redemption of Stock of Former S Corporations 
     During the Post-Termination Transition Period'' (Notice 2019-
     13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 15, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1302. 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 ``Safe Harbor for 
     Trades of Player Contracts and Draft Picks `` (Notice 2019-
     18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 15, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1303. 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 ``Limited Expansion of 
     the Determination Letter Program for Individually Designed 
     Plans'' (Notice 2019-20) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1304. 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 ``Revenue Procedure 
     2019-22'' (Rev. Proc. 2019-12) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1305. 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 ``2018 Section 
     45K(d)(2)(C) Reference Price'' (Notice 2019-28) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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        EC-1306. 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 ``Request for Comments 
     on Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration'' (Notice 2019-32) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     15, 2019; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-1307. 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 ``Request for Comments 
     on Necessary Clarifications to Normalization Requirements for 
     Excess Tax Reserves Resulting from the Corporate Tax Rate 
     Decrease'' (Notice 2019-33) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-1308. 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 ``Maximum Values for 
     2019 For Use With Vehicle Cents-Per-Mile and Fleet-Average 
     Valuation Rules'' (Notice 2019-34) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-1309. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a Determination and 
     Certification under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control 
     Act relative to countries not cooperating fully with United 
     States antiterrorism efforts; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-1310. A communication from the Secretary of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Department's Semiannual Report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2018 through March 31, 
     2019; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-1311. 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 ``Endangered 
     and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status of the 
     Gulf of Mexico Bryde's Whale'' (RIN0648-XD669) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1312. A communication from the Chairman and Chief 
     Executive and Administrative Officer, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of 
     Inspector General Semiannual Report for the period of October 
     1, 2018 through March 31, 2019; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1313. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, nine (9) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy, received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 15, 2019; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1314. A communication from the Director, Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the report 
     entitled ``2018 Report of Statistics Required by the 
     Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 
     2005''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1315. A communication from the Secretary, Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report 
     relative to Article III judgeship recommendations and 
     corresponding draft legislation for the 116th Congress; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-1316. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting proposed legislation 
     that would amend the South Pacific Tuna Act; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1317. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction 
     performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office Biennial Report 
     to Congress; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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