[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4946-S4947]
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-2365. A communication from the Chief of the Planning 
     and Regulatory Affairs Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Child Nutrition Program 
     Integrity'' (RIN0584-AE08) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 27, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2366. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Cypermethrin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     11407-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 29, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2367. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the annual Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for 
     the Army Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and 
     qualifying Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) programs; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2368. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``A Plan to Supplement Existing 
     Defense Acquisition University Software and Cybersecurity 
     Acquisition Training Curricula; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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        EC-2369. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; New Source 
     Review Updates'' (FRL No. 10011-03-R4) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on September 29, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2370. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; FL: Noninterference 
     Demonstration for Removal of CAIR and Obsolete Rules in the 
     Florida SIP'' (FRL No. 10387-02-R4) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 29, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2371. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Disapproval; Texas; Contingency Measures 
     for the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 
     Ozone Nonattainment Areas'' (FRL No. 10903-02-R6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on September 29, 
     2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2372. A communication from the 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; KY; 
     Redesignation of the Northern Kentucky Portion of the 
     Cincinnati, OH-KY 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to 
     Attainment'' (FRL No. 10011-03-R4) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 29, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2373. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; Redesignation of 
     the Warren County 1971 Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area to 
     Attainment and Approval of the Area's Maintenance Plan'' (FRL 
     No. 11226-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on September 29, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2374. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fifteenth 
     Annual Report on Delays in Approvals of Applications Related 
     to Citizen Petitions and Petitions for Stay of Agency Action: 
     FY 2022''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
        EC-2375. A communication from the Chief of Legal, External 
     Affairs, and Performance Branch, Office of Government Ethics, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Director, Office of Government Ethics, 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 20, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2376. A communication from the Chair, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Board's annual submission regarding agency compliance 
     with the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and 
     revised Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
        EC-2377. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, four legislative 
     proposals aimed at improving the Office's ability to deliver 
     services to agencies and employees as well as establishing 
     processes to enable agencies to better recruit and retain a 
     highly skilled federal workforce; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2378. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance'' (RIN1660-AB14) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 19, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2379. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Secretariat Division, Office of Governmentwide 
     Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General 
     Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); 
     Streamline GSA Commercial Contract Clause Requirements'' 
     (RIN3090-AK09) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on September 19, 2023; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2380. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``To amend 
     Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1184) to clarify how the H-1B visa cap is counted, and for 
     other purposes''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
        EC-2381. A communication from the Director of National 
     Marine Sanctuaries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Florida Keys National Marine 
     Sanctuary: Establishment of Temporary Special Use Area for 
     Coral Nursery'' (RIN0648-BM58) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on September 28, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2382. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of the Winters Highlands 
     Viticultural Area'' (RIN1513-AC91) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on September 21, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2383. A communication from the Chairman of the Office 
     of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Fees for Services Performed in Connection 
     with Licensing and Related Services'' (Docket No. EP 542) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     September 25, 2023; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.

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