[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 159 (Friday, October 4, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8092-H8094]
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:

       2448. A letter from the Administrator, Agricultural 
     Marketing Service; Livestock and Poultry Program, Department 
     of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Amendments to the Regulations Governing Meats, Prepared 
     Meats, and Meat Products (Grading, Certification, and 
     Standards) [No. AMS-LP-16-0080] received September 25, 2109, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       2449. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General VeraLinn Jamieson, United States Air 
     Force, and her advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public 
     Law 96-513, Sec. 112 (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec. 
     502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       2450. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     titled, ``Failure of Contractors to Meet Goals Under 
     Negotiated Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting 
     Plans'', September 2019, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 637 note; 
     Public Law 114-92, Sec. 872(d)(2); (129 Stat. 939); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       2451. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Attorney General's 2018 Annual Report to Congress 
     Pursuant to the Credit Opportunity Act Amendments of 1976, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1691f; Public Law 90-321, Sec. 707 (as 
     added by Public Law 94-239, Sec. 7); (90 Stat. 255); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       2452. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Major final rule -- 
     Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Security-Based 
     Swap Dealers, Major Security-Based Swap Participants, and 
     Broker-Dealers [Release No.: 34-87005; File No. S7-05-14] 
     (RIN: 3235-AL45) received September 27, 2019, 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.
       2453. A letter from the Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's Major final rule -- 
     Exchange-Traded Funds [Release Nos.: 33-10695; IC-33646; File 
     No. S7-15-18] (RIN: 3235-AJ60) received October 2, 2019, 
     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.
       2454. A letter from the Senior Legislative Officer, Office 
     of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Wage and Hour 
     Division, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's 
     Major final rule -- Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions 
     for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales 
     and Computer Employees (RIN: 1235-AA20) received September 
     27, 2019, 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 Labor.
       2455. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicaid Program; State Disproportionate Share 
     Hospital Allotment Reductions [CMS-2394-F] (RIN: 0938-AS63) 
     received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2456. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Arkansas; Regional 
     Haze Five- Year Progress Report State Implementation Plan 
     [EPA-R06-OAR-2015-0426; FRL-9999-11-Region 6] received 
     September 25, 2019, 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.
       2457. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration; PM10, PM2.5 and NOx 
     [EPA-R01-OAR-2019-0382; FRL-10000-18-Region 1] received 
     September 25, 2019, 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.
       2458. 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; State of Utah; Revisions to the 
     Utah Division of Administrative Rules, R307-300 Series; Area 
     Source Rule for Attainment of Fine Particulate Matter 
     Standards [EPA-R08-OAR-2017-0469; FRL-10000-04-Region 8] 
     received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2459. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; California; South Coast Air Basin; 1-Hour and 8-Hour 
     Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0051; 
     FRL-9999-49-Region 9] received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2460. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Designation of Areas for Air Quality 
     Planning Purposes: California; Coachella Valley 8-Hour Ozone 
     Nonattainment Area Reclassification to Extreme; Correction 
     [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0240; FRL-10000-

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     01-Region 9] received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2461. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Determination of Attainment by the 
     Attainment Date; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Pinal County, Arizona 
     [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0068; FRL-10000-53-Region 9] received 
     September 25, 2019, 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.
       2462. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Furilazole; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2018-0243; FRL-10000-23] received September 25, 2019, 
     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.
       2463. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Maine: Final Approval of State 
     Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and 
     Incorporation by Reference [EPA-R01-UST-2019-0420; FRL-10000-
     57-Region 1] received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2464. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0763; FRL-
     9999-81] received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2465. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report certifying that the export of the 
     listed item to the People's Republic of China is not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2778 note; Public Law 105-261, Sec. 1512 (as amended 
     by Public Law 105-277, Sec. 146); (112 Stat. 2174); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2466. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting a report certifying that the export of the 
     listed item to the People's Republic of China is not 
     detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2778 note; Public Law 105-261, Sec. 1512 (as amended 
     by Public Law 105-277, Sec. 146); (112 Stat. 2174); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2467. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to significant narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Colombia declared in Executive Order 
     12978 of October 21, 1995, 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.
       2468. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     Transmittal No. 09-19, pursuant to the reporting requirements 
     of Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       2469. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Dusky Rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of 
     Alaska [Docket No.: 180831813-9170-02] (RIN: 0648-XH071) 
     received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2470. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf 
     of Alaska [Docket No.: 180831813-9170-02] (RIN: 0648-XH070) 
     received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2471. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XY003) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2472. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XY009) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2473. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2019 
     Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for South 
     Atlantic Golden Tilefish [Docket No.: 180720681-8999-02] 
     (RTID: 0648-XS001) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2474. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2019 
     Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure for South 
     Atlantic Yellowtail Snapper [Docket No.: 100812345-2142-03] 
     (RIN: 0648-XH054) received September 25,2019, 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.
       2475. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; 2019 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack [Docket No.: 1206013412-
     2517-02] (RIN: 0648-XG771] received September 25, 2019, 
     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.
       2476. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's temporary rule -- Coastal Migratory 
     Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; 
     Commercial Trip Limit Reduction for Spanish Mackerel in the 
     Atlantic Southern Zone [Docket No.: 101206604-1758-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XG732) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2477. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reapportionment of the 2019 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Halibut 
     Prohibited Species Catch Limits for the Trawl Deep-Water and 
     Shallow-Water Fishery Categories [Docket No.: 180831813-9170-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XH099) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2478. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Blackspotted/Rougheye Rockfish in the Western and Central 
     Aleutian Districts of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XY005) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2479. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-XY004) received September 25, 
     2019, 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.
       2480. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Exchange of Flatfish in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XH046) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2481. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Greenland Turbot in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the 
     Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 
     180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-XG984) received September 25, 
     2019, 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.
       2482. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2019 
     Recreational Fishing Seasons for Red Snapper in the Gulf of 
     Mexico [Docket No.: 140818679-5356-02] (RIN: 0648-XG837) 
     received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2483. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule

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     -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Sablefish in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 180713633-9174-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XH079) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2484. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Pollock in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska 
     [Docket No.: 180831813-9170-02] (RIN: 0648-XY002) received 
     September 25, 2019, 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.
       2485. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Kamchatka Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Management Area [Docket No.: 180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-
     XH066) received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2486. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands [Docket No.: 180713633-9174-02] (RIN: 0648-XH059) 
     received September 25, 2019, 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.
       2487. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the 2018 Annual Report on the 
     Activities and Operations of the Public Integrity Section, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 529(a); Public Law 95-521, Sec.603(a); 
     (92 Stat. 187); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       2488. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Services 
     final regulations -- Hardship Distributions of Elective 
     Contributions, Qualified Matching Contributions, Qualified 
     Nonelective Contributions, and Earnings [TD 9875] (RIN: 1545-
     BO82) received September 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       2489. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     Major final regulations -- Additional First Year Depreciation 
     Deduction [TD 9874] (RIN: 1545-BO74) received September 25, 
     2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       2490. A letter from the Under Secretary, Acquisition and 
     Sustainment, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the Secretary of Defense will submit the small business 
     strategy, required by Sec. 851 of the Public Law 115-232, by 
     October 31, 2019; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services 
     and Small Business.
       2491. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulatory Provisions 
     to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden 
     Reduction; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Dialysis 
     Facilities; Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) 
     Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement 
     in Patient Care [CMS-3346-F; CMS-3334-F; CMS-3295-F] (RIN: 
     0938-AT23) received October 2, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.

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