[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 177 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5691-H5692]
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:

       EC-5440. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's notification of its 2020 compensation 
     program adjustments, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1833b(a); Public 
     Law 101-73, Sec. 1206(a); (103 Stat. 523); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       EC-5441. A letter from the Chief of Negotiations and 
     Restructuring, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting notification that the Corporation has issued an 
     order partitioning the Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 
     7 Pension Fund, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1413(b)(4); Public Law 
     93-406, title IV, Sec. 4233(b)(4) (as amended by Public Law 
     113-235, div. O, title I, Sec. 122(a)(1)); (128 Stat. 2795); 
     to the Committee on Education and Labor.
       EC-5442. A letter from the Deputy Assistant General Counsel 
     for Regulatory Services, Office of General Counsel, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- 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 [Docket ID: ED-2019-OPE-0080] (RIN: 1840-AD45) 
     received September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5443. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Education, transmitting the Department's interim final 
     regulations -- Rulemaking and Guidance Procedures [Docket ID: 
     ED-2020-OGC-0150] (RIN: 1801-AA22) received October 30, 2020, 
     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.
       EC-5444. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- 
     Pension Benefit Statements----Lifetime Income Illustrations 
     (RIN: 1210-AB20) received October 31, 2020, 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.
       EC-5445. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Procedural Regulations for Issuing Guidance (RIN: 
     3046-AB18) received October 13, 2020, 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.
       EC-5446. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Lump Sum Payment 
     Assumptions (RIN: 1212-AB41) received September 30, 2020, 
     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.
       EC-5447. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing and Paying Benefits received September 30, 2020, 
     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.
       EC-5448. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Wyoming Underground 
     Injection Control Program; Class VI Primacy [EPA-HQ-OW-2020-
     0123; FRL-10013-68-OW] received September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5449. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Texas; Construction Prior to Permit Amendment Issuance [EPA-
     R06-OAR-2020-0159; FRL-10014-57-Region 6] received September 
     30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5450. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Pseudomonas 
     fluorescens Strain ACK55; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0335; FRL-10013-27] received 
     September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5451. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use 
     Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (19-5.B); Technical 
     Correction for PMN P-19-24 [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0495; FRL-10013-
     95] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5452. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Trichoderma 
     asperellum, Strain T34; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0324; FRL-10013-33] received 
     September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5453. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use 
     Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20-1.5e) [EPA-HQ-OPPT-
     2019-0596; FRL-10013-34] (RIN: 2070-AB27] received September 
     30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5454. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's direct final rule -- Implementation 
     of the Revoked 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards; Updates to 40 CFR Part 52 for Areas that Attained 
     by the Attainment Date [EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0611; FRL-10013-72] 
     (RIN: 2060-AU54) received September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5455. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     West Virginia; 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard Second Maintenance 
     Plan for the West Virginia Portion of the Parkersburg-
     Marietta, WV-OH Area Comprising Wood County [EPA-R03-OAR-
     2020-0197; FRL-10014-80-Region 3] received September 30, 
     2020, 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.
       EC-5456. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Environmental 
     Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR); Scientific 
     Integrity [EPA-HQ-OARM-2015-0657; FRL-10012-65-OMS] received 
     September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5457. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Maine; Midcoast Area and Portland Second

[[Page H5692]]

     10-Year Limited Maintenance Plans for 1997 Ozone NAAQS [EPA-
     R01-OAR-2020-0284; FRL-10014-81-Region 1] received September 
     30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5458. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Office 
     of the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Participation of 
     Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated 
     by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System 
     Operators [Docket No.: RM18-9-000; Order No.: 2222] received 
     September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5459. A letter from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's regulatory guide -- Intent and 
     Scope of the Physical Protection Upgrade Rule Requirements 
     for Fixed Sites [NRC-2020-0196] received September 30, 2020, 
     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.
       EC-5460. A letter from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's interim staff guidance -- 
     Environmental Considerations Associated with Micro-reactors 
     [COL-ISG-029] received September 30, 2020, 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.
       EC-5461. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting a report advising that the 
     cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3538-EM in the 
     State of Louisiana has exceeded the limit for a single 
     emergency declaration, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); 
     Public Law 93-288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended by Public Law 
     100-707, Sec. 107(a)); (102 Stat. 4707); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5462. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting a report advising that the 
     cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3540-EM in the 
     State of Texas has exceeded the limit for a single emergency 
     declaration, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); Public Law 93-
     288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended by Public Law 100-707, Sec. 
     107(a)); (102 Stat. 4707); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       EC-5463. A letter from the Administrator, FEMA, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting a report advising that the 
     cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3529-EM in the 
     State of Hawaii has exceeded the limit for a single emergency 
     declaration, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5193(b)(3); Public Law 93-
     288, Sec. 503(b)(3) (as amended by Public Law 100-707, Sec. 
     107(a)); (102 Stat. 4707); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       EC-5464. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Atlantic 
     Intracoastal Waterway, Horry County, SC [USCG-2020-0498] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2020, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5465. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Victoria 
     Barge Canal, Victoria, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2020-0525] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 30, 2020, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5466. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Director, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Ocean Disposal; 
     Designation of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site for 
     the Southern Maine, New Hampshire, and Northern Massachusetts 
     Coastal Region [EPA-R01-OW-2019-0521; FRL-10014-99-Region 1] 
     received September 30, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5467. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Office of the Secretary (00REG), 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Elimination of On-the-Job Training and 
     Apprenticeship Trainee Certification (RIN: 2900-AQ61) 
     received September 30, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       EC-5468. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation 
     Policy and Management, Office of the Secretary (00REG), 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- VA Acquisition Regulation: Contractor 
     Qualifications; Acquisition of Utility Services; and Contract 
     Administration and Audit Services (RIN: 2900-AQ38) received 
     September 30, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

                          ____________________