[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2929-H2930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       EC-1205. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a letter reporting a violation of 
     the Antideficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); Public 
     Law 110-161, Sec. 1517(b); (121 Stat. 2285); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       EC-1206. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting FY 2022 National Defense Stockpile Annual 
     Operations and Planning Report; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1207. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report titled ``Strategic and Critical 
     Materials 2023 Biennial Report on Stockpile Requirements''; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1208. A letter from the Secretary, Division of Trading 
     and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Removal of References to 
     Credit Ratings from Regulation M [Release No.: 34-97657; File 
     No.: S7-11-22] (RIN: 3235-AL14) received June 9, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       EC-1209. A letter from the Secretary, Division of Trading 
     and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting 
     the Commission's final rule -- Prohibition Against Fraud, 
     Manipulation, or Deception in Connection with Security-Based 
     Swaps; Prohibition against Undue Influence over Chief 
     Compliance Officers [Release No.: 34-97656; File No.: S7-32-
     10] (RIN: 3235-AK77) received June 9, 2023, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
       EC-1210. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Oil and Hazardous Substances 
     Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule 
     Listing and Authorization of Use Requirements [EPA-HQ-OPA-
     2006-0090; FRL-4526-01-OLEM] (RIN: 2050-AE87) received June 
     5, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       EC-1211. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Confidential Business Information 
     Claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) [EPA-HQ-
     OPPT-2021-0419; FRL-8223-02-OCSPP] (RIN: 2070-AK68) received 
     June 5, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1212. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; West 
     Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid 
     Waste Landfills [EPA-R03-OAR-2023-0230; FRL-9329-02-R3] 
     received June 5, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1213. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; Mojave 
     Desert Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2021-
     0923; FRL-9882-02-R9] received June 5, 2023, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1214. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New York; Particulate Matter Control 
     Strategy [EPA-R02-OAR-2022-0321; FRL-10144-02-R2] received 
     June 5, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1215. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; VOC RACT 
     for Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives and Miscellaneous 
     Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings [EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0581; FRL-
     10168-02-R5] received June 5, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1216. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Limited Approval and Limited 
     Disapproval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control 
     District [EPA-R09-OAR-2023-0059; FRL-10645-02-R9] received 
     June 5, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1217. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; 
     Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Revision Clean Air 
     Act Section 110 Applicable Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour 
     Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) [EPA-R03-
     OAR-2021-0479; FRL-10665-02-R3] received June 5, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       EC-1218. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; 
     Restriction of Particulate Matter to the Ambient Air Beyond 
     the Premises of Origin [EPA-R07-OAR-2023-0193; FRL-10815-02-
     R7] received June 5, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1219. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on Certain 
     Chemical Substances (21-2.F); Correction [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-
     0227; FRL-8985-03-OCSPP] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received June 8, 
     2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       EC-1220. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area 
     Clarification [EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0834; FRL-10123-06-OW] (RIN: 
     2040-AG27) received June 8, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1221. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Actions; Nevada; Clark County 
     -- Department of Environment and Sustainability; Stationary 
     Source Permits [EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0239; FRL-10597-02-R9] 
     received June 8, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1222. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's Direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; 
     Michigan Nonattainment New Source Review Certification for 
     the 2015 Ozone NAAQS [EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0049; FRL-10920-02-R5] 
     received June 8, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1223. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Mefenoxam; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2022-0493; FRL-10992-01-OCSPP] received June 8, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       EC-1224. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Sedaxane; Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-
     HQ-OPP-2022-0314; FRL-10994-01-OCSPP] received June 8, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       EC-1225. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 
     1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); 
     (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1226. A letter from the Chair, Congressional-Executive 
     Commission on China, transmitting the 2022 Annual Report of 
     the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 6912(g); Public Law 106-286, Sec. 302(g); (114 
     Stat. 897); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1227. A letter from the President and Chief Executive 
     Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, transmitting the 
     2022 management report and financial statements of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9106(a)(1); Public Law 97-258 (as amended by Public Law 101-
     576, Sec. 306(a)); (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
       EC-1228. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's FY 2022 No FEAR Act 
     report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 
     Sec. 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); 
     (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
       EC-1229. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the

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     Office's Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program Report 
     for Fiscal Year 2019; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Accountability.
       EC-1230. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's Federal Equal 
     Opportunity Recruitment Program Report for Fiscal Year 2020; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
       EC-1231. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the 
     Inspector General and the Management Response for the period 
     of October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability.
       EC-1232. A letter from the Agency Representative, United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Setting and 
     Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2020 [Docket No.: 
     PTO-P-2018-0031] (RIN: 0651-AD31) received June 9, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1233. A letter from the Agency Representative, United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule and correction -- 
     Reducing Patent Fees for Small Entities and Micro Entities 
     Under the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 [Docket 
     No.: PTO-P-2023-0005] (RIN: 0651-AD66) received June 9, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-1234. A letter from the Branch Chief, Legal Processing 
     Division, Associate Chief Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the Service's final rule -- Use of 
     Actuarial Tables in Valuing Annuities, Interests for Life or 
     a Term of Years, and Remainder or Reversionary Interests [TD 
     9974] (RIN: 1545-BP00) received June 12, 2023, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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