[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 186 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5457-S5458]
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-2779. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Temporary 
     Suspension of Continuance Referendum'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-23-
     0007) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on November 8, 2023; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2780. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``U.S. Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins'' (Docket 
     No. AMS-SC-21-0091) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2781. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Economic Adjustment Assistance for Textile Mills'' (Docket 
     No. AMS-FTPP-21-0055) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-2782. 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 ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: New Designated Country-North Macedonia (DFARS 
     Case 2024-D001)'' (RIN0750-AL98) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
        EC-2783. 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 ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the 
     Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (DFARS Case 2023-D015)'' 
     (RIN0750-AL88) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 8, 2023; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-2784. 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 ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     Supplement: Restrictions on Overhaul and Repair of Naval 
     Vessels in Foreign Shipyards (DFARS Case 2021-D021)'' 
     (RIN0750-AL39) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on November 8, 2023; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
        EC-2785. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security-Based Swap 
     Execution and Registration and Regulation of Security-Based 
     Swap Execution Facilities'' (RIN3235-AK93) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-2786. 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; Kentucky; Update to Materials 
     Incorporated by Reference'' (FRL No. 8790-01-R4) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 8, 
     2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2787. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
     New York; Elements of the 2008 and 2015 Ozone National Air 
     Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 11358-02-R2) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2788. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Locomotives and Locomotive Engines; Preemption of 
     State and Local Regulations'' ((RIN2060-AW12) (FRL No. 
     8952.1-01-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on November 8, 2023; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-2789. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, twelve (12) legislative 
     proposals aimed to help agencies recruit and retain a highly 
     skilled federal workforce; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-2790. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department 
     of Justice,

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     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The 
     Attorney General's Third Quarterly Report of Fiscal Year 2023 
     on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights 
     Act of 1994''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
        EC-2791. A communication from the Attorney for Regulatory 
     Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Standard for the Flammability of 
     Clothing Textiles'' (Docket No. CPSC-2019-0008) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on November 8, 
     2023; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
        EC-2792. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, 
     and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; 
     Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4084'' ((RIN2120-
     AA65) (Docket No. 31513)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2793. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Modification of Class E Airspace; Northeast 
     Wyoming Regional Airport, Gillette, WY'' ((RIN2120-AA66) 
     (Docket No. FAA-2021-0850)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2794. A communication from the Management Analyst, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; International 
     Aero Engines, LLC Engines; Amendment 39-22570'' ((RIN2120-
     AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2023-1996)) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on November 8, 2023; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-2795. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, a legislative proposal 
     aimed to help agencies recruit and retain a highly skilled 
     federal workforce; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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