[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S983-S984]
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-3547. A communication from the Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Raisins Produced from Grapes in California; Temporary 
     Suspension of Continuance Referendum'' (Docket No. AMS-SC-23-
     0007) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 5, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3548. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the Corporation's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2024 
     through 2029; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-3549. A communication from the General Counsel, Farm 
     Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Cyber Risk Management'' (RIN3052-
     AD53) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3550. A communication from the Associate Administrator, 
     Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``United States Standards for Soybeans'' (Docket No. AMS-DA-
     23-0003; 23-J-0019) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on February 12, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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        EC-3551. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``O-Benzyl-P-Chlorophenol (OBPCP); Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Pesticide Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10919-02-
     OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on January 20, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3552. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Saflufenacil; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     10919-02-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on January 20, 
     2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
        EC-3553. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``U1-AGTX-Ta1b-QA protein; Exemption from the 
     Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 11563-01-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 12, 2024; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3554. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Final Guidance to Registrants on Activities to Improve the 
     Efficiency of Endangered Species Act Considerations for New 
     Active Ingredient Registrations and Registration Review''; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3555. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Final Guidance to Registrants on Activities to Improve the 
     Efficiency of ESA Considerations for New Outdoor Use 
     Registrations of Conventional Pesticides and Biopesticides''; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3556. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Chlorpyrifos; Reinstatement of Tolerances'' (FRL 
     No. 5993-06-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 6, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-3557. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Further Definition of 
     `As a Part of a Regular Business' in the Definition of Dealer 
     and Government Securities Dealer in Connection with Certain 
     Liquidity Providers'' (RIN3235-AN10) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 14, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3558. 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 13692 with respect to Venezuela; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3559. 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 13288 with respect to Zimbabwe; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3560. 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 13441 with respect to Lebanon; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3561. 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 13660 with respect to Ukraine; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3562. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Financial Stability 
     Oversight Council 2023 annual report to Congress; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3563. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Annual Performance Plan and Report, and Budget Overview (FY 
     2024)''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-3564. A communication from the Senior Congressional 
     Liaison, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Annual Performance Plan and Report, and Budget Overview (FY 
     2024)'' received in the Office of the President pro tempore; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3565. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Purpose 
     Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections'' 
     (RIN3235-AM90) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 12, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3566. A communication from the Director of Regulations, 
     Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2024 Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments for 
     Oil, Gas, and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental 
     Shelf'' (RIN1010-AE19) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 14, 2024; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
        EC-3567. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Material Compatibility for non-Light Water Reactors'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     February 12, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3568. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Safety Evaluation for BWRVIP-315, `Reactor Internals 
     Aging Management Evaluation for Extended Operations' '' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 30, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-3569. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.204 
     Rev 1, `Guidelines for Lightning Protection for Production 
     and Utilization Facilities' '' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 8, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3570. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``FY 
     2022 and FY 2023 Pollution Prevention Grant Program''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3571. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``FY 
     2023-FY 2024 Pollution Prevention Grants: Environmental 
     Justice in Communities''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-3572. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``FY 
     2023 - FY 2024 Pollution Prevention Grants: Environmental 
     Justice Through Safer and More Sustainable Products''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3573. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY23 Brownfields Job Training Grants''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3574. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``2023 Clean School Bus Grant Program''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3575. 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 Revisions; California; Butte County Air 
     Quality Management District; Nonattainment New Source Review 
     Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 
     11353-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 30, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3576. 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; Alabama; Birmingham Limited 
     Maintenance Plan for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 
     11573-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on January 30, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3577. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Finding of Failure to Submit State Implementation 
     Plan Submissions for the 2012 Fine Particulate Matter 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards; California; Los 
     Angeles-South Coast Air Basin'' (FRL No. 11617-01-R9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     January 30, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.

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