[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 164 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6621-S6623]
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-2005. 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; Arizona; Pinal County Air 
     Quality Control District'' (FRL No. 8760-02-R9) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2006. 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; Nebraska; Revisions to Title 
     129 of the Nebraska Administrative Code; General Conformity'' 
     (FRL No.

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     8709-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2007. 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; Ohio; Infrastructure SIP 
     Requirements for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 8823-02-R5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2008. 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; OR; Updates to Adoption by 
     Reference of Federal Provisions'' (FRL No. 8738-02-R10) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2009. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Interstate Transport Prongs 1 and 2 for the 2010 
     Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Standard for Kansas and Nebraska'' (FRL 
     No. 8705-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2010. 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; Illinois; 2008 Ozone Moderate 
     VOC RACT for Chicago'' (FRL No. 8822-02-R5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2011. 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 Implementation Plans; 
     New York; Ozone Season NOx Controls for Simple Cycle and 
     Regenerative Combustion Turbines'' (FRL No. 8832-02-R2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2012. 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; TN; Removal of Vehicle I/M 
     Program for the Middle Tennessee and Hamilton County Areas'' 
     (FRL No. 8839-02-R4) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2013. 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 Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Emissions 
     Statement Certification for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient 
     Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 8730-02-R3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2014. 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; New York; Revision to Section 111(d) 
     State Plan for MSW Landfills'' (FRL No. 8851-02-R2) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2015. 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 (19-2.F)'' (FRL No. 7486-01-OCSPP) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2016. 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 (20-8.B)'' (FRL No. 8146-02-OCSPP) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2017. 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 (19-1.5e)'' (FRL No. 8000-02-OCSPP) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2018. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Maine and New Hampshire; 2015 
     Ozone NAAQS Interstate Transport Requirements'' (FRL No. 
     8860-02-R1) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2019. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Severe Area Submission Requirements for the 2008 
     Ozone NAAQS; California; Eastern Kern Nonattainment Area'' 
     (FRL No. 8728-02-R9) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2020. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Ohio Permit Fee Rule 
     Removal'' (FRL No. 8833-02-R5) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2021. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; District of Columbia; Regional Haze 
     State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation 
     Period and Reasonably Available Control Technology for Major 
     Stationary Sources of Nitrogen Oxides; Technical Amendment'' 
     (FRL No . 8837-02-R3) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2022. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Emissions 
     Statement Rule Certification for the 2015 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 8845-02-R3) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2023. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revision to 
     Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets'' (FRL No. 8852-02-
     R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2024. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Monitoring: 
     Recordkeeping: Reporting'' (FRL No. 8859-02-R4) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2025. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Alabama: Final Approval of State Underground 
     Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and 
     Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 8784-01-R4) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2026. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Tennessee: Final Approval of State Petroleum 
     Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and 
     Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 8817-01-R4) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2027. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Maryland; Emissions Statement 
     Requirement for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 8876-02-R3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2028. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 8887-01-OLEM) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2029. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Texas; Clean Air Act 
     Requirements for Nonattainment New Source Review and Emission 
     Statements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 8893-02-R6) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2030. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration'' (FRL No. 8919-02-R5) received in 
     the Office of

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     the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2031. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, 
     Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2021-22 Frameworks 
     for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, and Special 
     Procedures for Issuance of Annual Hunting Regulations'' 
     (RIN1018-BE34) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-2032. 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) 1.243 Rev 
     0, Safety-Related Steel Structures and Steel-Plate Composite 
     (SC) Walls for other than Reactor Vessels and Containments'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2033. 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) 3.76 Rev 0, 
     Implementation of Aging Management Requirements for Spent 
     Fuel Storage Renewals'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2034. 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) 1.243 Rev 
     0, Safety-Related Steel Structures and Steel-Plate Composite 
     (SC) Walls for other than Reactor Vessels and Containments'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       EC-2035. A communication from the Director of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Final Safety Evaluation of Technical 
     Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-554, `Revise Reactor 
     Coolant Leakage Requirements' '' received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2036. 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) 3.76 Rev 0, 
     Implementation of Aging Management Requirements for Spent 
     Fuel Storage Renewals'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-2037. A communication from the Acting Chief of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Special Funding and Benefit Limitation Rules 
     for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans under the 
     CARES Act'' (Notice 2020-61) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2038. 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 ``Implementation of Nonresident Alien Deposit 
     Interest Regulations'' (Notice 2020-15) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2039. 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 ``Administrative, Procedural, and 
     Miscellaneous'' (Rev. Proc. 2020-26) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2040. 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 911(d) (4) - Waiver Revenue Procedure 
     with regards to COVID-19'' (Rev. Proc. 2020-27) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 
     2021; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2041. 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 ``Guidance on the Employee Retention Credit 
     under Section 3134 of the Code and on Miscellaneous Issues 
     Related to the Employee Retention Credit'' (Notice 2021-49) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2042. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of 
     the Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Automatic method change 
     procedures for method changes to comply with section 1.451-3 
     and/or section 1.451-8 (TD 9941)'' (Rev. Proc. 2021-34) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2043. A communication from the Acting Branch Chief of 
     the Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Gross receipts safe harbor 
     under sections 448(c) and 6033 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     for purposes of determining eligibility to claim the employee 
     retention credit'' (Rev. Proc. 2021-33) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2044. A communication from the Acting Chief of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Administrative Relief with Respect to 
     Employment Tax Deadlines Applicable to Employers Affected by 
     the Ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease 2019 Pandemic'' 
     (Notice 2020-65) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-2045. A communication from the Acting Chief of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Safe Harbor Explanations - Eligible Rollover 
     Distributions'' (Notice 2020-62) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2046. A communication from the Acting Chief of the Legal 
     Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Transition 
     Relief under Internal Revenue Code Section 51'' (Notice 2021-
     43) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 13, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-2047. 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 ``Educator Expense Deduction under Section 
     62(a)(2)'' (Rev. Proc. 2021-15) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 13, 2021; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-2048. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license 
     amendment for the export of defense articles, including 
     technical data and defense services to Australia in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-023); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2049. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license 
     amendment for the export of defense articles, including 
     technical data and defense services to the UK in the amount 
     of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 20-067); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2050. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the certification of a proposed license 
     amendment for the export of defense articles, including 
     technical data and defense services to Australia in the 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-034); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-2051. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual 
     report on mining activities as required by the Mine 
     Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2052. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers at the Superior Steel Co. in 
     Carnegie, Pennsylvania, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-2053. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a petition to add workers at the Savannah River Site, in 
     Aiken, South Carolina, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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