[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1051-S1053]
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-3312. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to Cuba 
     that was originally declared in Proclamation 6867 of March 1, 
     1996; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3313. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     National Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil Monetary 
     Penalty Annual Inflation Adjustment'' (RIN3147-AA24) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 16, 
     2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3314. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``To authorize 
     Coast Guard activities for fiscal year 2022, and for other 
     purposes''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3315. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Wireline Competition Bureau adopts final 
     rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which builds 
     upon the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program) 
     for January 21, 2021'' ((FCC 22-2) (WC Docket Nos. 20-445 and 
     21-450)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3316. A communication from the Deputy Bureau Chief, 
     Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Schools and Libraries Universal Service 
     Support Mechanism'' ((RIN3060-AK57) (CC Docket No. 02-6)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3317. A communication from the Associate Administrator 
     for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Qualifications of Drivers; 
     Vision Standard'' (RIN2126-AC21) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3318. A communication from the Attorney Adviser, 
     Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Control of Alcohol and Drug Use: Coverage 
     of Mechanical Employees and Miscellaneous Amendments'' 
     (RIN2130-AC80) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3319. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Office of 
     Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Auction of Construction Permits for Full Power Television 
     Stations; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening 
     Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 112; 
     Bidding Scheduled to Begin June 7, 2022'' ((AU Docket No. 21-
     449) (DA 22-125)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 16, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3320. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Take of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Seabird Research Activities in Central 
     California'' (RIN0648-BJ47) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 16, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3321. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking and Importing 
     Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. 
     Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Northwest 
     Training and Testing (NWTT) Study Area'' (RIN0648-BJ30) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3322. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Take of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Surveys Along the 
     Oregon and California Coasts'' (RIN0648-BJ37) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 16, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3323. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``2020 Annual 
     Determination To Implement the Sea Turtle Observer 
     Requirement'' (RIN0648-BI91) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 16, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3324. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Fisheries for 
     2020'' (RIN0648-BI76) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 16, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3325. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``List of Fisheries of 
     2021'' (RIN0648-BJ47) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 16, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3326. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Take of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; 
     Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy Construction at 
     Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia'' (RIN0648-BJ90) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3327. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Hatchery 
     Programs Included as Part of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead 
     Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act'' (RIN0648-
     XE804) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-3328. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Species; Removal of Siderastrea glynni From the 
     Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species'' (RIN0648-
     XR115) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
        EC-3329. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Swim With and Approach 
     Regulation for Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins'' (RIN0648-AU02) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3330. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Take of Marine Mammals 
     Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large 
     Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations; Atlantic Coastal 
     Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American 
     Lobster Fishery'' (RIN0648-BJ09) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 16, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3331. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking and Importing 
     Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. 
     Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern 
     California Training and Testing Study Area'' (RIN0648-BJ06) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3332. A communication from the Deputy Chief Financial 
     Officer and Director for Financial Management, Office of the 
     Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil 
     Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation'' (RIN0605-AA63) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 16, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-3333. A communication from the Special Assistant of the 
     Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
     Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Critical Habitat 
     for the Southern Resident Killer Whale Distinct Population 
     Segment'' (RIN0648-BH95) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 16, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-3334. A communication from the Chief Innovation 
     Officer, Rural Development Innovation Center, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion 
     Program'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3335. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Ipflufenoquin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     8572-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3336. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Polyammonium Bisulfate; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9420-01-OCSPP) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 
     2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.


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

  
  On page S1052, March 8, 2022, in the middle column, the 
following appears:EC-3334. A communication from the Chief 
Innovation Officer, Rural Development Innovation Center, 
Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
report of a rule entitled ``Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion 
Program'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation. EC-3335. A communication from the Associate 
Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
rule entitled ``Ipflufenoquin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
8572-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation. EC-3336. A communication from the Associate 
Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
rule entitled ``Polyammonium Bisulfate; Exemption from the 
Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9420-01-OCSPP) received in 
the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-3334. A 
communication from the Chief Innovation Officer, Rural Development 
Innovation Center, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, 
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Meat and Poultry 
Processing Expansion Program'' received in the Office of the 
President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3335. A communication 
from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
the report of a rule entitled ``Ipflufenoquin; Pesticide 
Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8572-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the 
President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3336. A communication 
from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
the report of a rule entitled ``Polyammonium Bisulfate; Exemption 
from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9420-01-OCSPP) 
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 
2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


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


        EC-3337. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Oxirane, 2-(phenoxymethyl)-, polymer with oxirane, 
     ether with 2,2',2''- nitrilotris[ethanol] (3:1), diblock; 
     Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9416-01-OCSPP) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 26, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3338. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9454-
     01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 26, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3339. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Potassium acetate; Exemption from the Requirement 
     of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9550-01-OCSPP) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3340. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Adipic acid; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9551-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3341. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluridone; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency 
     Exemptions'' (FRL No. 9459-01-OCSPP) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3342. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fatty Acids, Esters with Ethoxylated 
     Triethanolamine; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9534-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3343. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Phosphoric Acid; Exemption from the Requirement of 
     a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9380-01-OCSPP) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3344. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Jeffrey A. Rockwell, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3345. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Destruction of the 
     United States Stockpile of Lethal Chemical Agents and 
     Munitions for Fiscal Year 2021''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-3346. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an interim response to a reporting requirement regarding 
     Military Child Care and Child Development Center Matters; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3347. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for fiscal year 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3348. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
     (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, an interim response to a reporting requirement regarding 
     Military Child Care and Child Development Center Matters; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3349. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP)'' (RIN0790-AK90) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3350. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Admissions Policies and Procedures for the School of 
     Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health 
     Sciences'' (RIN0790-AL01) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3351. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation'' (RIN0790-AK96) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3352. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

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     Staff and the Joint Staff Privacy Program'' (RIN0790-AK59) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3353. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Trade Agreements Threshold'' (RIN0750-AL50) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3354. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Admiral 
     Robert P. Burke, United States Navy, and his advancement to 
     the grade of admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
        EC-3355. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Jeffrey L. Harrington, United States Air Force, and his 
     advancement to the grade of general on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3356. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of General 
     Kenneth F. McKenzie, United States Marine Corps, and his 
     advancement to the grade of general on the retired list; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-3357. A communication from the Principal Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Financial 
     Stability Oversight Council 2021 annual report to Congress; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3358. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Termination of Waiver 
     with Respect to Certain Persons Identified on the Protecting 
     Europe's Energy Security Act Report''; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3359. A communication from the Counsel for Legislation 
     and Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled'' HUD Office of Hearings and 
     Appeals'' (RIN2501-AE00) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3360. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations 
     Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 586) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3361. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations 
     Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 587) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3362. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Enterprise Regulatory 
     Capital Framework--Prescribed Leverage Buffer Amount and 
     Credit Risk Transfer'' (RIN2590-AB17) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3363. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Board's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-3364. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to Libya 
     that was declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 
     2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-3365. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act, a report relative to the issuance of an 
     Executive Order in order to expand the scope of the national 
     emergency with respect to Ukraine declared in Executive Order 
     13661 of June 26, 2001; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.

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