[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 43 (Thursday, March 10, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1116-S1117]
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-3366. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations 
     and Standards Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
     Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil and Gas 
     and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Civil 
     Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' (RIN1014-AA55) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-3367. A communication from the Departmental Privacy 
     Officer, Office of Law Enforcement and Security, Department 
     of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Privacy Act Regulations; Exemptions for the 
     Insider Threat Program'' (RIN1090-AB15) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
        EC-3368. 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; Alaska; Removal of Excess 
     Emissions Provision'' (FRL No. 9177-02-R10) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3369. 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 Implementation Plans; 
     Georgia: Approval of Revisions to State Implementation Plan; 
     Correction'' (FRL No. 9413-01-R4) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3370. 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; California; Ventura County Air 
     Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 9188-02-R9) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3371. 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: Mecklenburg 
     Volatile Organic Compounds'' (FRL No. 8986-02-R4) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3372. 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; Wisconsin; Permit Streamlining 
     Updates'' (FRL No. 9202-02-R5) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3373. 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; Wisconsin; Serious Plan 
     Elements for the Wisconsin Portion of Chicago Nonattainment 
     Area for the 2008 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9215-02-R5) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3374. 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; Virginia; Revision to the 
     Classification and Implementation of the 2015 Ozone National 
     Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Northern Virginia 
     Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9176-02-R3) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3375. 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; Revision of the 
     Maximum Allowable Sulfur Content Limit for Number 2 and 
     Lighter Commercial Fuel Oil'' (FRL No. 9596-02-R3) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 
     2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3376. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Update to 
     Include New Jersey State Requirements'' (FRL No. 9241-02-R2) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3377. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
     Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reassessment 
     of NRC's Dollar Per Person-Rem Conversion Factor Policy'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3378. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
     Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of 
     American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Code Cases'' 
     (RIN3150-AJ94) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-3379. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to the law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to the 
     coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that was 
     originally declared in Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3380. A communication from the Senior Advisor, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a

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     report relative to a vacancy in the position of Inspector 
     General of Health and Human Services, Department of Health 
     and Human Services, received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3381. A communication from the Senior Advisor, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3382. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Finalizing 
     Medicare Regulations under Section 902 of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) 
     of 2003 for Calendar Year 2021''; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-3383. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Medicare 
     and Medicaid Program Integrity''; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
        EC-3384. A communication from the United States Trade 
     Representative, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2022 Trade Policy Agenda 
     and 2021 Annual Report of the President of the United States 
     on the Trade Agreements Program; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3385. 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 2022-
     0025--2022-0030); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3386. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under 
     Sections 506(a)(1) and 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3387. A communication from the Legal Counsel, Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``2022 Adjustment of the 
     Penalty for Violation of Notice Posting Requirements'' 
     (RIN3046-AB17) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-3388. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-337, ``Deputy Mayor for Planning and 
     Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3389. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-338, ``Early Childhood Educator 
     Equitable Compensation Task Force Temporary Amendment Act of 
     2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3390. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-339, ``Attorney General Civil Rights 
     Enforcement Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3391. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-340, ``Advisory Neighborhood 
     Commissions Pandemic Provisions Extension Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3392. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-341, ``Office of Administrative 
     Hearings Unemployment Appeals Extension Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3393. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-342, ``Public Health Emergency Credit 
     Alert Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3394. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-343, ``District Government Family 
     Bereavement Leave Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3395. A communication from the Chairman of the Council 
     of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on D.C. Act 24-344, ``Foreclosure Moratorium Extension 
     Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3396. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bureau's fiscal year 2021 
     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-3397. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``To authorize 
     the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security, 
     and for other purposes''; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3398. A communication from the Senior Procurement/
     Policy Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``General Services Administration 
     Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Extending FSS Orders Beyond 
     the Contract Term'' (RIN3090-AK19) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3399. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Deputy Administrator of Resilience, 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
     Security, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-3400. A communication from the Comptroller General of 
     the United States, Government Accountability Office, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     Office's audit of the United States government's fiscal years 
     2021 and 2020 consolidated financial statements; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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