[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S73-S74]
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-1. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tolerance Exemption: Iron Oxide (Fe3O4) in Pesticide 
     Formulations Applied to Animals; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL 
     No. 10458-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on December 21, 2022; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2. A communication from the Director of the Regulations 
     Management Division, Rural Utilities Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``RESUBMISSION--Implementing Provisions of the 
     Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018'' (RIN0572-AC49) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 21, 
     2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-3. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program'' ((RIN0581-AE22) 
     (Docket No. AMS-LP-22-0065)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on December 21, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-4. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Simazine; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9321-01-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     December 21, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-5. A communication from the Associate Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Extract of Caesalpinia Spinosa; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10495-01-OCSPP) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on January 10, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-6. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Domestic Quarantine Regulations; 
     Quarantined Areas and Regulated Articles'' ((RIN0579-AE53) 
     (Docket No. APHIS-2019-0035)) received during adjournment of 
     the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 10, 2023; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
        EC-7. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (International Security Affairs), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report and budget details relative to 
     Operation INHERENT RESOLVE (OSS-2023-0010); to the Committees 
     on Armed Services; Foreign Relations; and Appropriations.
        EC-8. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the 
     Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region'' (RIN0750-AL59) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on January 10, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Armed Services.
        EC-9. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of six (6) 
     officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     brigadier general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-10. 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 ``Amendment to OFAC Sanctions Regulations'' received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 21, 
     2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-11. 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 ``Illicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR 
     Part 599) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 21, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-12. A communication from the Program Specialist, Office 
     of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans 
     Exemption Threshold'' (RIN1557-AF17) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on December 21, 2022; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-13. A communication from the Acting General Counsel of 
     the Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rules of Practice and 
     Procedure; Civil Money Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' 
     (RIN2590-AB26) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 10, 
     2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-14. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z) Annual Threshold 
     Adjustments (Credit Cards, HOEPA, and Qualified Mortgages)'' 
     (12 CFR Part 1026) received during adjournment of the Senate 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
     2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.


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

  
  On page S73, January 24, 2023, in the bottom of the right 
column, the following appears: EC-14. A communication from the 
Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
entitled ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z) Annual Threshold 
Adjustments (Credit Cards, HOEPA, and Qualified Mortgages)'' (12 
CFR Part 1026) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2022; to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-14. A 
communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
report of a rule entitled ``Truth in Lending (Regulation Z) Annual 
Threshold Adjustments (Credit Cards, HOEPA, and Qualified 
Mortgages)'' (12 CFR Part 1026) received during adjournment of the 
Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


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        EC-15. A communication from the General Counsel of the 
     Federal Housing Finance

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     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2023-2024 Multifamily Enterprise Housing Goals'' 
     (RIN2590-AB21) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on December 21, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-16. 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 
     13466 with respect to North Korea; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-17. 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 
     13405 with respect to Belarus; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-18. 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 
     13219 with respect to the Western Balkans; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-19. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney 
     General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     Department's activities during calendar year 2021 relative to 
     the Equal Credit Opportunity Act; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-20. A communication from the Acting Comptroller of the 
     Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Office of the Comptroller's 2021 Annual Report on 
     Preservation and Promotion of Minority-Owned National Banks 
     and Federal Savings Associations; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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