[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5947-S5948]
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-5572. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882; Amendment to an 
     Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     10014-38-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 25, 
     2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-5573. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Methyl Bromide; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency 
     Exemptions'' (FRL No. 10014-31-OCSPP) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5574. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Tolerance; Final Rule, Afidopyropen; Pesticide 
     Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10003-93-OCSPP) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5575. A communication from the Deputy Administrator for 
     Policy Support, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Food Distribution Program on Indian 
     Reservations: Two-Year Administrative Funding Availability 
     and Substantial Burden Waiver Signatory Requirements'' 
     (RIN0584-AE63) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 23, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5576. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for Regulations and Legislation, Office of Fair 
     Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
     of a rule entitled ``HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing 
     Act's Disparate Impact Standard'' (RIN2529-AA98) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 29, 
     2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-5577. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Participation of 
     Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated 
     by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System 
     Operators'' ((RIN1902-AF73) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 24, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-5578. A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Migratory 
     Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Region-Specific 
     Regulations'' (RIN1018-BE24) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 23, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5579. A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General 
     Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds'' (RIN1018-BC67) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 23, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5580. A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for 
     Certain Migratory Game Birds'' (RIN1018-BD89) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5581. A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Final 2020-21 Frameworks for Migratory Bird 
     Hunting Regulations'' (RIN1018-BD89) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5582. 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; Massachusetts; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 10015-04-Region 1) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.

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        EC-5583. 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; Missouri; Removal of Control of 
     Emissions from Polyethylene Bag Sealing Operations'' (FRL No. 
     10015-03-Region 7) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 25, 
     2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5584. 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; Pennsylvania; 1997 8-Hour Ozone 
     NAAQS Second Maintenance Plan for the Franklin County Area'' 
     (FRL No. 10015-02-Region 3) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 25, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5585. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``ID 2015 Ozone Interstate Transport'' (FRL No. 
     10014-79-Region 10) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 25, 
     2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5586. 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 ``Revenue Procedure: Examination of Returns and 
     Claims for Refund, Credit, or Abatement; Determination of 
     Correct Tax Liability'' (Rev. Proc. 2020-41) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-5587. 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 ``Nuclear Decommissioning Funds'' (TD 9906) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5588. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits'' (29 
     CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 24, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5589. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Lump Sum Payment Assumptions'' (RIN1212-AB41) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 24, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5590. A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Migratory 
     Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain 
     Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2020-21 
     Season'' (RIN1018-BD89) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 23, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Indian Affairs.
        EC-5591. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory 
     Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Asylum Interview 
     Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19'' 
     (RIN1615-AC59) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 29, 2020; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
        EC-5592. A communication from the Chairman of the Office 
     of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Waybill Sample Reporting'' ((RIN2140-AB49) 
     (Docket No. EP 385 (Sub-No. 8)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 23, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5593. A communication from the Program Analyst, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.3556 of the Commission's Rules Regarding 
     Duplication of Programming on Commonly Owned Radio Stations; 
     Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative'' ((MB Docket 
     No. 19-310, and 17-105) (FCC 20-109)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


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  On page S5948, September 30, 2020, at the top of the second 
column, the following appears: EC-5593. A communication from the 
Program Analyst, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
``Amendment of Section 73.3556 of the Comission's Rules Regarding 
Duplication of Programming on Commonly Owned Radio Stations; 
Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative'' ((MB Docket No. 19-
310, and 17-105)(FCC 20-109)) received during adjournment of the 
Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 
25, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-5593. A 
communication from the Program Analyst, Media Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Section 73.3556 of the 
Commission's Rules Regarding Duplication of Programming on 
Commonly Owned Radio Stations; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative'' ((MB Docket No. 19-310, and 17-105)(FCC 20-109)) 
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
President of the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


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        EC-5594. A communication from the Program Analyst, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Completing 
     the Transition to Electronic Filing, Licenses and 
     Authorizations, and Correspondence in the Wireless Radio 
     Services'' ((WT Docket No. 19-212) (FCC 20-126)) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 25, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-5595. 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 ``Section 125 Cafeteria Plans - Modification of 
     Permissive Carryover Rule for Health Flexible Spending 
     Arrangements and Clarification Regarding Reimbursements of 
     Premiums by Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement 
     Arrangements'' (Notice 2020-33) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 30, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5596. 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 ``Treasury Decision (TD): Ownership Attribution 
     Under Section 958 Including for Purposes of Determining 
     Status as Controlled Foreign Corporation or United States 
     Shareholder'' ((RIN1545-B052) (TD 9908)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 30, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5597. 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 ``Rehabilitation Credit Allocated Over a 5-Year 
     Period'' ((RIN1545-BP56) (TD 9915)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 30, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5598. 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 ``Additional Administrative Relief with Respect 
     to Deadlines Applicable to Employment Taxes, Employee 
     Benefits, and Exempt Organizations Affected by the Ongoing 
     Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic'' (Notice 2020-35) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 30, 
     2020; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5599. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approval 
     and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; South Dakota; 
     Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standards; Revisions to Administrative 
     Rules'' (FRL No. 10014-86-Region 8) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 30, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5600. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Modification of Significant New Uses of Certain 
     Chemical Substances (20-1,M)'' (FRL No. 10013-53-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 30, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-5601. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule - Phase 2 
     Extension'' (FRL No. 10015-08-OECA) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 30, 2020; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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