[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1938-S1939]
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-663. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol; Exemption 
     From the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10015-73-
     OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-664. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10020-
     23-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-665. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Penthiopyrad; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     10017-27-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-666. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2,2-Dimethyl-1, 3-dioxolane-4-methanol; Exemption 
     from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10015-73-
     OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-667. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pyriofenone; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     10019-55-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-668. A communication from the Army Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of the Army, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Admission to the United States Military Academy'' 
     (RIN0702-AB09) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on April 8, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-669. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency with respect to Somalia that 
     was declared in Executive Order 13536 of April 12, 2010; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-670. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the issuance of an Executive Order that terminates the 
     national emergency declared in Executive Order 13928 of June 
     11, 2020, and revokes that Executive Order; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-671. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office of the 
     Comptroller's 2020 Office of Minority and Women Inclusion 
     Annual Report to Congress; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing , and Urban Affairs.
        EC-672. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts 
     or Practices; Rescission'' (12 CFR Chapter X) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 25, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-673. 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; Interstate Visibility 
     Transport'' (FRL No. 10021-20-Region 6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.


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  On page S1938, April 14, 2021, in the middle of the second 
column, the following appears: EC-673. 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; Interstate Visibility 
Transport'' (FRL No. 10021-20-Region 6) received during 
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-673. 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; 
Interstate Visibility Transport'' (FRL No. 10021-20-Region 6) 
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works.


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        EC-674. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; South Dakota; Control 
     of Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' 
     (FRL No. 10020-22-Region 8) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S1938, April 14, 2021, in the middle of the second 
column, the following appears: EC-674. A communication from the 
Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for 
Designated Facilities and Pollutants; South Dakota; Control of 
Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' (FRL No. 
10020-22-Region 8) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-674. A 
communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management 
Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation 
of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; South 
Dakota; Control of Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste 
Landfills'' (FRL No. 10020-22-Region 8) received during 
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


        EC-675. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Extension of Compliance and Attest Engagement 
     Reporting Deadlines for 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 10021-95-OAR) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S1938, April 14, 2021, in the middle of the second 
column, the following appears: EC-675. A communication from the 
Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
rule entitled ``Extension of Compliance and Attest Engagement 
Reporting Deadlines for 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standards'' 
(FRL No. 10021-95-OAR) received during adjournment of the Senate 
in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-675. A 
communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management 
Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of Compliance 
and Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines for 2019 and 2020 
Renewable Fuel Standards'' (FRL No. 10021-95-OAR) received during 
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works.


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        EC-676. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air 
     Quality State Implementation Plans; California; 
     Infrastructure Requirements for Ozone'' (FRL No. 10015-36-
     Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S1938, April 14, 2021, in the middle of the second 
column, the following appears: EC-676. A communication from the 
Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
rule entitled ``Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air 
Quality State Implementation Plans; California; Infrastructure 
Requirements for Ozone'' (FRL No. 10015-36-Region 9) received 
during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-676. A 
communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management 
Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant 
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Partial Approval and 
Partial Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; 
California; Infrastructure Requirements for Ozone'' (FRL No. 
10015-36-Region 9) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


        EC-677. 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; Maine; Infrastructure State 
     Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone Standard 
     and Negative Declaration for the Oil and Gas Industry for the 
     2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 10021-93-Region 1) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S1938, April 14, 2021, at the top of the third column, 
the following appears: EC-677. 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; Maine; Infrastructure State 
Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone Standard and 
Negative Declaration for the Oil and Gas Industry for the 2008 and 
2015 Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 10021-93-Region 1) received during 
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-677. 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; Maine; 
Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 
Ozone Standard and Negative Declaration for the Oil and Gas 
Industry for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 10021-
93-Region 1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 


        EC-678. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2020 Superfund Five-Year 
     Review Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-679. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.240, 
     `Fresh and Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analyses' '' received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 25, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-680. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Human Resources Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, eighteen (18) reports 
     relative to vacancies in the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 25, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-681. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report''; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-682. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Computation of Annual Liability Insurance (Including Self-
     Insurance), No-Fault Insurance, and Worker's Compensation 
     Settlement Recovery Threshold''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-683. 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 Coverage of Innovative 
     Program; Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology (MCIT) 
     and Definition of `Reasonable and Necessary'; Delay of 
     Effective Date and Reopening of Comment Period (CMS-3372-
     IFC)'' (RIN0938-AT88) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 25, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-684. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``2021 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures'' (Notice 
     2021-19) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 25, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-685. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2021-
     0044--2021-0051); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-686. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual 
     Report to Congress on the Activities of the Western 
     Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) for 
     fiscal year 2020''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-687. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of

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     the national emergency with respect to significant malicious 
     cyber-enabled activities that was declared in Executive Order 
     13694 on April 1, 2015; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-688. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2021-0052 
     - 2021-0055); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-689. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the submission of the 
     2021 Report on Implementation of the New START Treaty, and 
     the 2021 Certification and Report on Technical Collection for 
     the New START Treaty (OSS-2021-0177); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-690. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory 
     Evaluations Timely; Administrative Delay of Effective Date; 
     Correction'' (RIN0991-AC24) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
        EC-691. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Fraud and Abuse; Removal of Safe Harbor 
     Protection for Rebates Involving Prescription Pharmaceuticals 
     and Creation of New Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Point-
     of-Sale Reductions in Price on Prescription Pharmaceuticals 
     and Certain Pharmacy Benefit Manager Service Fees; Additional 
     Delated Effective Date'' (RIN0936-AA08) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-692. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Fiscal Year 2019 Performance Report to Congress for the 
     Office of Combination Products''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-693. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Medicare 
     National Coverage Determinations for Fiscal Year 2019''; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-694. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of Executive Order 
     on Access to Affordable Life-Saving Medications'' (RIN0906-
     AB25) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-695. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-38, ``Workplace Safety During the 
     COVID-19 Pandemic Temporary Amendment Act of 2021''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-696. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-39, ``Homeland Security Fusion Center 
     and Law Enforcement Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2021''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-697. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-38, ``Adams Morgan Business Improvement 
     District Temporary Amendment Act of 2021''; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-698. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-38, ``Fair Meals Delivery Temporary Act 
     of 2021''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-699. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-38, ``TOPA COVID-19 Tolling Exemption 
     for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Transfers Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2021''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-700. A communication from the Managing Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, U.S. International Development Finance 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's 
     fiscal year 2020 annual report relative to the Notification 
     and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 
     of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-701. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Financial Report of the United States Government for Fiscal 
     Year 2020''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-702. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel 
     for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to 
     vacancies in the Department of Homeland Security, received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 1, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-703. A communication from the Director, Office of Civil 
     Rights, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Agency's fiscal year 2020 annual report 
     relative to the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-704. A communication from the Report to the Nation 
     Delegation Director, Boy Scouts of America, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the organization's 2020 annual report; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-705. 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 ``Security Bars and 
     Processing; Delay of Effective Date'' (RIN1615-AC57) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 25, 
     2021; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-706. 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; 
     Extension'' (RIN1615-AC59) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 25, 2021; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary

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