[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1009-S1011]
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-3578. A communication from the Chair and President of 
     the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to 
     Bahrain; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
        EC-3579. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Department of 
     the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, three (3) 
     reports relative to vacancies in the Department of the 
     Treasury, received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 12, 2024; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3580. 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 12957 with respect to Iran; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3581. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to Libya 
     that was declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 
     2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.

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        EC-3582. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``FDIC 
     Official Signs and Advertising Requirements, False 
     Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status, and Misuse 
     of the FDIC's Name or Logo'' (RIN3064-AF26) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 5, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3583. A communication from the Regulatory Specialist, 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk 
     Management for Large Financial Institutions'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 6, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3584. A communication from the Director of Legislative 
     Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Community 
     Reinvestment Act'' (RIN3064-AF81) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 6, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-3585. A communication from the Policy Advisor, Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil 
     Penalties; 2024 Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary 
     Penalties'' (RIN1018-BH16) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 12, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3586. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Requirements 
     for Polymer Exemption Reports and Accompanying Claims; 
     Extension of the Reporting Deadline for 2024'' (FRL No. 
     11729-01-OCSPP) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 20, 
     2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3587. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Approval of State Plans for Designated Facilities 
     and Pollutants; MO; Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Control of Emissions from Existing 
     Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' (FRL No. 10830-03-OCSPP) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 20, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3588. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY23 Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Assessment Grants 
     (Community Wide Assessment Grants for States and Tribes)''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3589. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY23 Guidelines for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund 
     Grants''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3590. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY23 Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3591. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3592. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
     ``FY23 Guidelines for Brownfields Training, Research, and 
     Technical Assistance Grants''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3593. A communication from the Chief of the Branch of 
     Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Endangered Species Status for Black-Capped Petrel'' 
     (RIN1018-BD13) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 6, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3594. A communication from the Chief of the Branch of 
     Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Endangered Species Status for Lassics Lupine and 
     Designation of Critical Habitat'' (RIN1018-BF84) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on February 5, 
     2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3595. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``OIG Data Analytics Enterprise System of Records 
     Notice (SORN)'' (FRL No. 10620-04-OMS) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on February 6, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3596. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: 
     California; Amador Air District; New Source Review'' (FRL No. 
     11176-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 6, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-3597. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``South Dakota: Final Authorization of State 
     Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions and 
     Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 11356-01-R8) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 6, 
     2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3598. 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; Georgia; Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance Program'' (FRL No. 11582-02-R4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 6, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3599. 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; GA; Miscellaneous Rule 
     Revision'' (FRL No. 11600-02-R4) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on February 6, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3600. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Expedited Approval of Alternative Test Procedures 
     for the Analysis of Contaminants under the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures'' (FRL No. 11620-
     01-OW) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on February 6, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-3601. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
     Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing Amendments'' (FRL 
     No. 5925.1-01-OAR) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on February 6, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-3602. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 
     CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and 
     Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; 
     Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare 
     Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier 
     Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program; Corrections'' 
     (RIN0938-AV07) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on February 8, 2024; to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3603. A communication from the Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Section 42 Qualified 
     Disaster Zone Reallocations'' (Rev. Rul. 2024-5) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 12, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3604. A communication from the Branch Chief of the 
     Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue 
     Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``EP's Annual Revenue 
     Procedure for Determination Letters, Private Letter Rulings, 
     User Fees'' (Rev. Proc. 2024-4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 12, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3605. A communication from the Senior Advisor, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3606. A communication from the Senior Advisor, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the 
     position of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 13, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3607. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Elimination of the Tribal Non-
     Federal Share Requirement'' (RIN0970-AC99) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on February 5, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
        EC-3608. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel, General Law, Ethics,

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     and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, three (3) reports relative to vacancies in 
     the Department of the Treasury, received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on February 12, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
        EC-3609. A communication from the President of the United 
     States to the President pro tempore of the United States 
     Senate, transmitting, consistent with the War Powers 
     Resolution, a report relative to United States forces, as 
     part of a multinational operation alongside the United 
     Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, 
     Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted discrete 
     strikes against Houthi underground storage sites and 
     locations associated with the Houthis' missile and air 
     surveillance capabilities, attack capabilities, unmanned 
     aerial vehicle capabilities, and command and control 
     facilities in Yemen that support and facilitate Houthi 
     militants' attacks in the Red Sea region; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3610. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license amendment for the export 
     of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
     services to various countries in the amount of $100,000,000 
     or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-037); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3611. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license amendment for the export 
     of defense articles, including technical data, and defense 
     services to various countries in the amount of $100,000,000 
     or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 23-064); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
        EC-3612. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed amendment to a Manufacturing 
     License Agreement for the export of defense articles, 
     including technical data, and defense services to the United 
     Kingdom in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal 
     No. DDTC 23-083); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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