[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1223-S1225]
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-3406. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the drug-free workplace plans of the Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Special Inspector General 
     for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR); to the Committees on 
     Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3407. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13664 with respect to South Sudan; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3408. 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 ``Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators 
     Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 544) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 9, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3409. 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 ``Transnational Criminal Organizations Sanctions 
     Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 590) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3410. A communication from the Congressional Assistant, 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Exemption 
     Threshold'' ((RIN7100-AG21) (Docket No. R-1758)) received in 
     the

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     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3411. A communication from the Congressional Assistant, 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Consumer Leasing (Regulation M)'' ((RIN7100-AG19) (Docket 
     No. R-1756)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 6, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3412. A communication from the Congressional Assistant, 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law , the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z)'' ((RIN7100-AG20) (Docket 
     No. R-1757)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on March 8, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3413. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of Stephens' 
     Kangaroo Rat From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 
     4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BE64) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3414. 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) 2.8 Rev 
     0, Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 50.59, 'Changes, 
     Tests, and Experiments,' At Non-Power Production or 
     Utilization Facilities'' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 9, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3415. A communication from the Chief of the Division of 
     Bird Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Migratory Bird Permits; Administrative 
     Updates to 50 CFR Parts 21 and 22'' (RIN1018-BF59) received 
     on March 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3416. 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; Connecticut; Regulations to 
     Limit Premises-Wide Actual and Potential Emissions from Major 
     Stationary Sources of Air Pollution'' (FRL No. 9530-01-R1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3417. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Oregon: Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
     Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 8853-02-R10) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 9, 
     2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3418. 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; New Hampshire; Conformity'' 
     (FRL No. 9487-02-R1) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on March 9, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3419. 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 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Stationary Combustion Turbines; Amendments'' 
     ((RIN2060-AV03) (FRL No. 5909.1-02-OAR)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3420. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and 
     Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h); Phenol, 
     Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1); Further Compliance Date 
     Extension'' (FRL No. 6015.6-02-OCSPP) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3421. 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 of Arizona Air Plan Revisions, Arizona 
     Department of Environmental Quality and Maricopa County Air 
     Quality Department'' (FRL No. 9572-01-R9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3422. 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; Georgia; Atlanta Area Emissions 
     Inventory and Emissions Statements Requirements for the 2015 
     8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9274-02-R4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3423. 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; New Mexico; Clean Air Act 
     Requirements for Emissions Inventory and Emissions Statement 
     for Nonattainment Area for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient 
     Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 8989-02-R6) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3424. 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; Kentucky; Jefferson County 
     Emissions Statements Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone 
     Standard Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9398-02-R4) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 
     2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3425. 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; North Carolina; Removal of 
     Transportation Facilities Rules for Mecklenburg County'' (FRL 
     No. 9175-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on March 8, 2022; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3426. 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; California; Los Angeles-South 
     Coast Air Basin'' (FRL No. 9386-01-R9) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3427. 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; Missouri; Redesignation Request 
     and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Jackson County 2010 
     SO2 1-Hour NAAQS Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9105-02-R7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 8, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3428. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Finding of Failure to Attain the 2008 Lead and 
     2010 Sulfur Dioxide Standards; Arizona; Hayden and Miami 
     Nonattainment Areas'' (FRL No. 8726-02-R9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


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

  
  On page S1224, March 16, 2022, in the right column, the 
following appears: EC-3428. A communication from the Acting 
Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
rule entitled ``Finding of Failure to Attain the 2008 Lead and 
2010 Sulfur Dioxide Standards; Arizona; Hayden and Miami 
Nonattainmnet Areas'' (FRL No. 8726-02-R9) received in the Office 
of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-3428. A 
communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory 
Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
``Finding of Failure to Attain the 2008 Lead and 2010 Sulfur 
Dioxide Standards; Arizona; Hayden and Miami Nonattainment Areas'' 
(FRL No. 8726-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of 
the Senate on March 8, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works


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        EC-3429. A communication from the Acting 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 Implementation Plans and Determination of Attainment 
     by the Attainment Date; California; San Joaquin Valley 
     Serious Area and Section 189(d) Plan for Attainment of the 
     1997 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 8969-02-R9) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3430. 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; Missouri; Redesignation Request 
     and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Jefferson County 2010 
     SO2 1-Hour NAAQS Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 8693-02-R7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 8, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3431. A communication from the Acting Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension 
     of Compliance and Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines'' 
     ((RIN2060-AV57) (FRL No. 8521.1-01-OAR)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3432. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulations and Disclosure Law Division, Customs and Border 
     Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency 
     Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and 
     Enthnological Material of Afghanistan'' (RIN1515-AE70) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 8, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3433. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13694 with respect to significant malicious 
     cyber-enabled activities; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3434. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Notification of the 
     Emergency Third Party Transfer Authorization from the 
     Netherlands to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-3435. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to

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     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Passports: Option for 
     Passport Applicants Eligible To Apply by Mail for Renewal of 
     Passports To Apply On-Line'' (RIN1400-AE68) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3436. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise 
     the authorities under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA and 
     614(a)(1) of the FAA to provide military assistance to 
     Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security 
     operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-3437. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Notification of the 
     Emergency Third Party Transfer Authorizations from Turkey to 
     Ukraine and from Germany to Ukraine''; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3438. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of intent to 
     program fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2020 funds to 
     provide support to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

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