[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 137 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4189-H4191]
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-1662. A letter from the Chief Innovation Officer, Rural 
     Development Innovation Center, Rural Utilities Service-
     Electric Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's notice -- Notice of Funding Opportunity for the 
     Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program [Docket #: RUS-23-
     ELECTRIC-0005] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       EC-1663. A letter from the Chief Innovation Officer, Rural 
     Development Innovation Center, Rural Utilities Service-
     Electric Program, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the 
     Department's notice -- Notice of Funding Opportunity for the 
     Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) Program [Docket#: 
     RUS-23-ELECTRIC-0003] received May 18, 2023, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
       EC-1664. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, 
     Division of Regulatory Services, Office of General Counsel, 
     Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final 
     regulations -- Department of Education Acquisition Regulation 
     [Docket ID: ED-2023-OFO-0002] (RIN: 1890-AA20) received 
     August 16, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
       EC-1665. A letter from the Director, Office of Labor-
     Management Standards, Department of Labor, transmitting the 
     Department's form revision -- Revision of the Form LM-10 
     Employer Report (RIN: 1245-AA13) received August 10, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
       EC-1666. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Flg22-Bt Peptide; 
     Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-
     2021-0226; FRL-11264-01-OCSPP] received August 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-1667. A letter from the Attorney for Regulatory Affairs 
     Division, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's Major final 
     rule -- Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails [CPSC 
     Docket No.: CPSC-2013-0022], 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-1668. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     WA; Smoke Management Plan Update [EPA-R10-OAR-2022-0731, FRL-
     10545-02-R10] received August 1, 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.

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       EC-1669. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Director, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Texas; Oil and Natural Gas Reasonably Available Control 
     Technology in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-
     Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Areas [EPA-R06-OAR-2021-0525; 
     FRL-10583-02-R6] received August 1, 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-1670. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Florida; Revision of Excess Emissions Provisions and Emission 
     Standards; Amendments to Stationary Sources-Emission 
     Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-2022-0892; EPA-R04-OAR-2022-0851; FRL-
     10928-02-R4] received August 1, 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-1671. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     North Carolina; Bulk Gasoline Plants, Terminals Vapor 
     Recovery Systems [EPA-R04-OAR-2021-0406; FRL-10991-02-R4] 
     received August 1, 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-1672. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Georgia; Miscellaneous Rule Revisions to Gasoline Dispensing 
     Facility -- Stage I [EPA-R04-OAR-2022-0457; FRL-11008-02-R4] 
     received August 1, 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-1673. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     TN; 2010 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS Transport Infrastructure [EPA-R04-
     OAR-2019-0535; FRL-11020-02-R4] received August 1, 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-1674. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Imazapic; Pesticide 
     Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0576; FRL-11129-01-OCSPP] 
     received August 1, 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-1675. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- (2S)-5-
     Oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid (L-PCA); Exemption From the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0158; FRL-11022-
     01-OCSPP] received August 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-1676. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Pennsylvania; Revisions To Plan Approval and Operating Permit 
     Fees Rule and Title V Operating Permit Program [EPA-R03-OAR-
     2022-0166; FRL-10673-02-R3] received August 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-1677. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Second 10-Year 
     Maintenance Plan for the Coso Junction PM-10 Planning Area; 
     California; Correcting Amendment [EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0972; FRL-
     10529-03-R9] received August 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-1678. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     AK; Revisions to Ice Fog and Sulfur Dioxide Regulations [EPA-
     R10-OAR-2022-0893, FRL-10419-02-R10] received August 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-1679. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- New Source 
     Performance Standards Review for Steel Plants: Electric Arc 
     Furnaces Constructed After 10/21/74 & On or Before 8/17/83; 
     Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc 
     Furnaces & Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Constructed After 8/
     17/83 And On Or Before May 16, 2022; Standards of Performance 
     for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces & Argon-Oxygen 
     Decarburization Vessels Constructed After May 16, 2022 16, 
     2022, 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-1680. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     direction under section 506(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 to provide military assistance to Taiwan; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1681. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     Memorandum of Justification for the drawdown of defense 
     articles and services and military education and training to 
     provide assistance to Taiwan; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       EC-1682. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     Determination Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to 
     Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1683. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     Memorandum of Justification for the drawdown of defense 
     articles and services and military education and training 
     under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to provide immediate military assistance to Ukraine; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1684. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Department Notification Number: RSAT case 22-8601, a 
     certification of a proposed transfer of major defense 
     equipment, pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1685. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Department Notification Number: RSAT case 23-9637, a 
     certification of a proposed transfer of major defense 
     equipment, pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1686. A letter from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Mali Sanctions 
     Regulations received August 7, 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1687. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 25-179, ``Green 
     Housing Transition Temporary Amendment Act of 2023'', 
     pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 
     814); to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
       EC-1688. A letter from the Agency Representative, United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- International 
     Trademark Classification Changes [Docket No.: PTO-T-2023-
     0032] (RIN: 0651-AD70) received August 10, 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-1689. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicare Program; FY 2024 Inpatient Psychiatric 
     Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update [CMS-1783-
     F] (RIN: 0938-AV06) received August 10, 2023, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.
       EC-1690. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility 
     Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and 
     Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program [CMS-1781-F] 
     (RIN: 0938-AV04) received August 10, 2023, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.
       EC-1691. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective 
     Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term 
     Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes 
     and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare 
     Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible 
     Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency 
     Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and 
     Provider and Supplier Disclosure of Ownership; and Medicare 
     Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting 
     Certain Days Associated with Section 1115 Demonstrations in 
     the Medicaid Fraction [CMS-1785-F and CMS-1788-F] (RIN: 0938-
     AV08 and 0938-AV17) received August 16, 2023, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
     Ways and Means.
       EC-1692. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final 
     rule -- Medicare Program; FY 2024 Hospice Wage Index and 
     Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation 
     Updates, Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements, and 
     Hospice Certifying Physician Provider Enrollment Requirements 
     [CMS-1787-F] (RIN: 0938-AV10) received August 10, 2023, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Energy and Commerce.

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