[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 165 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5830-S5832]
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-5511. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Trichoderma asperellum, strain T34; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10013-33-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5512. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pseudomonas fluorescens strain ACK55; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10013-27-
     OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5513. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``User Fees'' (RIN0790-AK45) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 17, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-5514. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism 
     that was established in Executive Order 13224 on September 
     23, 2001, as amended; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
        EC-5515. 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; Texas; Construction Prior to 
     Permit Amendment'' (FRL No. 10014-57-Region 6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 
     2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5516. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Wyoming Underground Injection Control Program; 
     Class VI Primacy'' (FRL No. 10013-68-OW) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5517. 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 (19-5.B)'' (FRL No. 10013-95-OCSPP) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 
     2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5518. A communication from the Director of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Miscellaneous Changes Under the Setting Every 
     Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 and the 
     Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019'' (Notice 2020-68) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5519. A communication from the Director of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Notice Regarding the Special Per Diem Rates 
     for 2020-2021'' (Notice 2020-71) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5520. 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 ``Modifications to Rev. 
     Proc. 2016-37 and Rev. Proc. 2019-39'' (Rev. Proc. 2020-40) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5521. 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 ``Update to Rev. Rul. 
     94-74'' (Rev. Rul. 2020-19) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5522. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property 
     Implementation Act, a report relative to actions taken in 
     fiscal year 2019 to conclude cultural property agreements 
     with Bulgaria, China, Honduras, and Algeria; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
        EC-5523. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property 
     Implementation Act, three (3) reports of the Cultural 
     Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) from 2019 relative to 
     memoranda of understanding and cultural property agreements; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5524. 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; Specialty Care 
     Models to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Expenditures'' 
     (RIN0938-AT89) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5525. 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 ``Limitation on 
     Deduction for Business Interest Expense'' ((RIN1545-BO73) (TD 
     9905)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5526. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of State, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     status of deconfliction channels with Iran; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5527. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost 
     of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3538-EM in the 
     State of Louisiana having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a 
     single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5528. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost 
     of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3540-EM in the 
     State of Texas having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a 
     single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5529. A communication from the Administrator, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost 
     of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3529-EM in the 
     State of Hawaii having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a 
     single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5530. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2020-09, Small Entity Compliance Guide'' (FAC 2020-
     09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 17, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5531. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition 
     Circular 2020-09, Introduction'' (FAC 2020-09) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 
     2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5532. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Office of General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift 
     Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``Temporary Waiver of Notarization 
     Requirement for Spousal Consent; Withdrawal of Interim Rule'' 
     (5 CFR Part 1650) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5533. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Office of General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift 
     Investment Board,

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     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Financial hardship withdrawals'' (5 CFR Part 1650) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 
     2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5534. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Federal Employees' Retirement 
     System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of 
     Deceased Separated Employees'' (RIN3206-AO03) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-5535. A communication from the Acting Director, Office 
     of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Federal Employees' Retirement 
     System; Normal Cost Percentage for Certain Members of the 
     Capitol Police'' (RIN3206-AO02) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-5536. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Final Priorities, Requirements, and 
     Definitions-Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
     Education-Open Textbooks Pilot Program'' (34 CRF Chapter VI) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5537. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General 
     Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Distance Education and Innovation'' (RIN1840-
     AD38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5538. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 
     Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Pension Benefit Statements - 
     Lifetime Income Illustrations'' (RIN1210-AB20) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 
     2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-5539. 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 ``Revocation 
     of the Test for Mycoplasma'' (RIN0910-AH95) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5540. A communication from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Direct Grant Programs, State-Administered Formula Grant 
     Programs, Non Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education 
     Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial 
     Assistance, Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, 
     Strengthening Institutions Program, Strengthening 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program, and 
     Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions 
     Program'' (RIN1840-AD45) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5541. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Control of Communicable Diseases; 
     Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of the Right to Introduce and 
     Prohibition of Introduction of Persons into United States 
     from Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health 
     Purposes'' (RIN0920-AA76) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5542. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Civil Debt Collection Activity 
     Report to Congress''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-5543. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Victims Compensation Fund established 
     by the Witness Security Reform Act of 1984; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
        EC-5544. A communication from the Associate Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
     Support Mechanism'' ((RIN3060-AK57) (CC Docket No. 02-6)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-5545. A communication from the Program Analyst, Office 
     of Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for fiscal 
     year 2020, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
     Rulemaking'' ((FCC 20-120) (MD Docket No. 20-105)) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 
     2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-5546. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special 
     Local Regulations; Low Country Splash, Charleston, South 
     Carolina'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0290)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-5547. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency 
     Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Knowlton Revetment, 
     Arkansas'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0520)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-5548. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Victoria Barge Canal, Victoria, Texas'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2020-0525)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5549. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone, 
     Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0543)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5550. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, North Carolina'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0027)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5551. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Northern Atlantic Ocean, Nahant, Massachusetts'' ((RIN1625-
     AA008) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0446)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5552. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Lake Pontchartrain'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-
     0510)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-5553. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Horry County, Safety Zone; St 
     Johns River and Atlantic Ocean, Jacksonville, Florida'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0382)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5554. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     September Fairport Parade; Lake Erie, Fairport, Ohio'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0539)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5555. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety 
     Zones; Delaware River Dredging, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0545)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5556. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency 
     Safety Zone; Red River; Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana'' 
     ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0503)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5557. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Erie Yacht Club 125th Anniversary Summer Event, Presque 
     Island Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. 
     USCG-2020-0394)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5558. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Navigation 
     and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, 
     Organizational, and Conforming

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     Amendments'' (Docket No. USCG-2020-0304) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5559. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Atlantic Ocean, Cape Canaveral, Florida'' ((RIN1625-AA00) 
     (Docket No. USCG-2020-0536)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5560. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Horry County, South 
     Carolina'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0498)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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