[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6997-S6999]
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-5625. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``Implementing the BEACH Act of 2000: 
     2022 Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5626. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``The EPA's Capacity to Implement 
     Certain Provisions of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety 
     for the 21st Century Act''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5627. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``The EPA's Capacity to Implement 
     Certain Provisions of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety 
     for the 21st Century Act''; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5628. 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) 1.250 
     Rev 0, `Dedication of Commercial-Grade Digital I&C Items for 
     Use in Nuclear Power Plants' '' received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5629. 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) 5.89 
     Rev 0, `Fitness-for-Duty Programs for Commercial Power 
     Reactor and Category I Special Nuclear Material Licenses' '' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5630. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Material Safety and 
     Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fitness for 
     Duty Drug Testing Requirements'' received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5631. A communication from the Administrative 
     Assistant, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
     Threatened Species Status for Emperor Penguin With Section 
     4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BF59) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5632. A communication from the Administrative 
     Assistant, 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 Palo de Rosa From Endangered to 
     Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BE56) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5633. A communication from the Acting Chief of the 
     Division of Delisting and Foreign Species, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the 
     Snail Darter From the List of Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife'' (RIN1018-BF59) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-5634. A communication from the Biologist of Recovery 
     and Conservation Planning, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Nonessential 
     Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf'' (RIN1018-BE52) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate on November 7, 
     2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5635. 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; Revisions to 
     Exclusionary Rules and Permit Exemptions'' (FRL No. 10244-01-
     R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5636. 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; Prevention of 
     Significant Deterioration for Mecklenburg County'' (FRL No. 
     9377-02-R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5637. 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; Colorado; Addressing Remanded 
     Portions of the Previously Approved Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9782-03-R8) received during adjournment 
     of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5638. 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 and Air Quality Designation; 
     Georgia; Redesignation of the Atlanta, Georgia 2015 8-Hour 
     Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment'' (FRL No. 10107-02-
     R4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5639. 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; Source Testing 
     and Monitoring'' (FRL No. 10151-02-R4) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5640. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Restoring Protective Human Health Criteria in 
     Washington'' ((RIN2040-AG21) (FRL No . 7235.1-02-OW)) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5641. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Community Right-To-Know; Adopting 2022 North 
     American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes for 
     Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting'' ((RIN2070-AL09) 
     (FRL No. 9529-02-OCSPP)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5642. 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; Colorado; Reg 3 NSR and APEN 
     Updates'' (FRL No. 9624-02-R8) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5643. 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; Mississippi; Revision of Excess 
     Emissions Provisions'' (FRL No. 9911-02-R4) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5644. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Control of Air Pollution from Aircraft Engines: 
     Emissions Standards and Test Procedures'' ((RIN2060-AU69) 
     (FRL No. 7558-02-OAR)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5645. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     the States of Arizona and California'' (FRL No. 9400-04-R9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5646. A communication from the Associate 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: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating 
     Operations at Area Sources Technology Review'' ((RIN2060-
     AV34) (FRL No. 8339-02-OAR)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-5647. 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; Maryland; Clean Data 
     Determination and Approval of Select Attainment Plan Elements 
     for the Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County, MD Sulfur 
     Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 10364-02-R3) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-5648. 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 Legislation, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5649. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-
     MSIS) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Data Book''; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5650. A communication from the Secretary of Labor, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The 
     Department of Labor's 2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of 
     Child Labor''; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5651. 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 ``Elimination 
     of Customs Broker District Permit Fee'' (RIN1515-AE43) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5652. 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 
     ``Modernization of the Customs Broker Regulations'' (RIN1651-
     AB16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5653. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revenue Procedure: 
     Special Procedures for Certain Eligible Taxpayers to File a 
     Qualified Amended Return After the Opening of an Audit'' 
     (Rev. Proc. 2022-39) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-5654. A communication from the Branch Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Determination Letter 
     Program for Individually Designed Qualified and Section 
     403(b) Plans'' (Rev. Proc. 2022-40) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 16, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-5655. 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-5656. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report certifying for fiscal year 2022 
     that no United Nations agency or United Nations affiliated 
     agency grants any official status, accreditation, or 
     recognition to any organization which promotes and condones 
     or seeks the legalization of pedophilia; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-5657. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a notification of intent to provide military 
     assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border 
     security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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        EC-5658. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report on the 
     Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program''; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5659. 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-
     0156-2022-0172); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-5660. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel of the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 
     1965,as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions; 
     Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program; and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program'' 
     ((RIN1840-AD53) (RIN1840-AD59) (RIN1840-AD70) (RIN1840-AD71)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5661. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel of the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions--School-
     Based Mental Health Services Grant Program'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5662. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and 
     Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final 
     Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions--Mental Health 
     Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program'' (RIN1810-
     AB67) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on December 1, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5663. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel of the Division of Regulatory Services, Office of 
     Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs; Determining the 
     Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds Received by 
     Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership 
     and Change in Control'' ((RIN1840-AD54) (RIN1840-AD55) 
     (RIN1840-AD66) (RIN1840-AD69)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5664. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Submission 
     of Food and Drug Administration Import Data in the Automated 
     Commercial Environment for Veterinary Devices'' (RIN0910-
     AH66) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5665. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Listing of 
     Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina 
     Extract'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 16, 2022; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5666. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Public 
     Information'' (RIN0910-AH69) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 1, 2022; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5667. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fourteenth 
     Annual Report on Delays in Approvals of Applications Related 
     to Citizen Petitions for Stay of Agency Action for Fiscal 
     Year 2021''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
        EC-5668. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2022 
     National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report''; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-5669. A joint communication from the Secretary of Labor 
     and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's Annual 
     Report for fiscal year 2022; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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