[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H7043-H7045]
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-5883. A letter from the Secretary, Commodity Futures 
     Trading Commission, transmitting the Commission's joint final 
     rule -- Customer Margin Rules Relating to Security Futures 
     (RIN: 3038-AE88) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       EC-5884. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's interim final rule 
     -- Implementing Executive Order 13891; Promoting the Rule of 
     Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents [Docket No.: 
     FR-6192-I-01] (RIN: 2501-AD93) received November 17, 2020, 
     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.
       EC-5885. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Manufactured Housing Program: Minimum Payments to the States 
     [Docket No.: FR-5848-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AJ37) received November 
     17, 2020, 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.
       EC-5886. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Registration Requirements for Pooled Plan Providers (RIN: 
     1210-AB94) received November 17, 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-5887. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Quality Implementation Plan; 
     California; Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District; 
     Stationary Source Permits [EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0418; FRL-10016-
     28-Region 9] received November 17, 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-5888. A letter from the Director Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Chemical Data Reporting; Final 
     Extension of the 2020 Submission Period [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-
     0321; FRL-10016-96] (RIN: 2070-AK33) received December 2, 
     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-5889. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Rhode Island: Final Approval of 
     State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, 
     Codification, and Incorporation by Reference [EPA-R01-UST-
     2020-0207; FRL-10015-22-Region 1] received December 2, 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-5890. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- South Carolina: Final Authorization of 
     State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions [EPA-R04-
     RCRA-2020-0402; FRL-10016-11-Region 4] received December 2, 
     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-5891. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Sethoxydim; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2019-0461; FRL-10016-23] received December 2, 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-5892. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on Certain 
     Chemical Substances (20-2.B) [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0650; FRL-
     10015-16] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received December 2, 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-5893. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final actions -- Financial Responsibility 
     Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Facilities in 
     the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution 
     Industry; the Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 
     Industry; and the Chemical Manufacturing Industry [EPA-HQ-
     OLEM-2019-0085, EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0086, EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0087, 
     FRL-10017-87-OLEM] (RIN: 2050-AH03) received December 2, 
     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-5894. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Adipic Acid; Exemption From the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0569; FRL-10015-
     57] received December 2, 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-5895. A letter from the Deputy Division Chief, CPD, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of 
     Next-Generation Networks and Services [WC Docket No.: 19-308] 
     received November 17, 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.

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       EC-5896. A letter from the Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline 
     Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Restoring 
     Internet Freedom [WC Docket No.: 17-108]; Bridging the 
     Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers [WC Docket No. 17-
     287]; Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization [WC 
     Docket No. 11-42] received November 17, 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-5897. A letter from the Acting Chief, Office of 
     Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television 
     Bands [ET Docket No.: 20-36] received November 17, 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-5898. A letter from the Director, Executive Office of 
     the President -- Office of Administration, White House, 
     transmitting the accounting transactions from the 
     Unanticipated Needs Account for fiscal year 2020, pursuant to 
     3 U.S.C. 108(b); Public Law 95-570, Sec. 2(a); (92 Stat. 
     2449); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5899. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's 2020 Agency Financial Report for fiscal year 
     2020, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, 
     Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); 
     (116 Stat. 2049) and 31 U.S.C. 3516 note; Public Law 112-217, 
     Sec. 2(c); (126 Stat. 1591); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform.
       EC-5900. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's semiannual 
     report of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 2019, through March 31, 2020, pursuant to Sec. 
     5(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5901. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's Office of 
     Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress, for the 6-
     month period ending September 30, 2020, pursuant to the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5902. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     direct final rule -- Methods of Withdrawing Funds from the 
     Thrift Savings Plan received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5903. A letter from the Acting Director, National 
     Science Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's FY 2019 No 
     FEAR Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 
     107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 
     604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Reform.
       EC-5904. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Agency 
     Financial Report for fiscal year 2020, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by 
     Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5905. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2020 
     Agency Financial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); 
     Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 
     107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Reform.
       EC-5906. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- General 
     Provisions; Electric Bicycles [NPS-WASO-REGS; 30756; GPO 
     Deposit Account 4311H2] (RIN: 1024-AE61) received November 
     17, 2020, 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.
       EC-5907. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Jurisdiction in Alaska [NPS-AKRO-30677; PPAKAKROZ5, 
     PPMPRLE1Y.L00000] (RIN: 1024-AE63) received November 17, 
     2020, 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.
       EC-5908. A letter from the Clerk of the Court, United 
     States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, transmitting 
     the Court's opinion in the case of Panjiva, Inc. v. United 
     States Customs and Border Protection, docket no. 19-118 
     (September 17, 2020); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5909. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Anchorage Grounds; Atlantic Ocean, 
     Jacksonville, FL [Docket Number: USCG-2016-0897] (RIN: 1625-
     AA01) received November 17, 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-5910. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Electrical 
     Cable Removal, Menominee River, Menominee, MI and Marinette, 
     WI [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0642] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     November 17, 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-5911. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Spa Creek, 
     Annapolis, MD [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0511] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received November 17, 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-5912. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Firestone 
     Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida [Docket 
     No.: USCG-2020-0631] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received November 17, 
     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-5913. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Vessel 
     Launch, Menominee River, Marinette, WI and Menominee, MI 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0632] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received 
     November 17, 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-5914. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Morehead City, NC 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0597] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received 
     November 17, 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-5915. A letter from the YN1 Legal Assistant, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulation; Boat Parade; San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-
     2020-0611] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received November 17, 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-5916. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the 
     Service's IRB only rule -- Distribution of individual 
     custodial account in kind upon termination of a Sec. 403(b) 
     plan received November 17, 2020, 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.
       EC-5917. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's IRB only rule -- Telephone Hearing Extension 
     (Revenue Procedure 2020-49) received December 2, 2020, 
     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.
       EC-5918. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's IRB only rule -- Gaming Industry Tip Compliance 
     Agreement Program (Rev. Proc. 2020-47) received November 17, 
     2020, 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.
       EC-5919. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's Major final regulations -- Additional First Year 
     Deprecation Deduction [TD 9916] (RIN: 1545-BP32) received 
     November 17, 2020, 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.
       EC-5920. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final and temporary regulations -- Gain or Loss of 
     Foreign Persons from Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership 
     Interests [TD 9919] (RIN: 1545-BO86) received November 17, 
     2020, 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.
       EC-5921. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final regulation -- Updated Life Expectancy and 
     Distribution Period Tables Used for Purposes of Determining 
     Minimum Required Distributions [TD 9930] (RIN: 1545-BP11) 
     received November 17, 2020, 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.
       EC-5922. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's Major interim final rule -- Additional Policy and 
     Regulatory Regulations in Response to the COVID-19 Public 
     Health Emergency [TD 9931] (RIN: 1545-BP97) received November 
     17, 2020, 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.
       EC-5923. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's IRB only rule -- Request for Comments Regarding 
     Protection of Annuity and Spousal Rights Under Section 205 of 
     ERISA with Respect to a Terminating Sec. 403(b) Plan Funded 
     Through the Use of Custodial Accounts [Notice 2020-80] 
     received November 17, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec.

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     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       EC-5924. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final and temporary regulations and removal of 
     temporary regulations -- Guidance Related to the Allocation 
     and Apportionment of Deductions and Foreign Taxes, Foreign 
     Tax Redeterminations, Foreign Tax Credit Disallowance Under 
     Section 965(g), Consolidated Groups, Hybrid Arrangements and 
     Certain Payments Under Section 951A [TD 9922] (RIN: 1545-
     BP21; 1545-BP22) received November 17, 2020, 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.
       EC-5925. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final regulations -- Guidance under Section 529A: 
     Qualified ABLE Programs [TD 9923] (RIN: 1545-BM68) (RIN: 
     1545-BP10) received December 2, 2020, 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.
       EC-5926. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing 
     Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's Major rule -- Transparency in Coverage [TD 9929] 
     (RIN: 1545-BP47) received December 2, 2020, 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.
       EC-5927. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Medicare Program; Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician 
     Self-Referral Regulations [CMS-1720-F] (RIN: 0938-AT64) 
     received November 24, 2020, 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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