[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3683-S3685]
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-4483. A communication from the Chair of the United 
     States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Abnormal 
     Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4484. A communication from the Management Analyst of 
     the Policy and Regulations Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
     Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Section 4(d) Rule for 
     the African Elephant'' (RIN1018-BG66) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4485. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule entitled 
     ``National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration 
     of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change'' (RIN0331-
     AA06) received in the office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4486. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Draft Safety Impact Characterization Guidance Rev. 3'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     7, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4487. 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) 1.128 
     Rev 3, `Installation

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     Design and Installation of Vented Lead-Acid Storage Batteries 
     for Nuclear Power Plants' '' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 30, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4488. 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) 1.30 
     Rev 1, `Installation, Inspection, and Testing for Class 1E 
     Power, Instrumentation, and Control Equipment at Production 
     and Utilization Facilities' '' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 30, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4489. 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) 1.164 
     Rev 1, `Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in 
     Nuclear Power Plants' '' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 30, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4490. A communication from the Director of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Revision to Branch Technical Position 7-19, Guidance 
     for Evaluation of Defense in Depth and Diversity to Address 
     Common-Cause Failure Due to Latent Design Defects in Digital 
     Instrumentation and Control Systems'' received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on April 30, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4491. A communication from the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report entitled ``FY 2023 Superfund Five-Year Review 
     Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-4492. A communication from the Biologist 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; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental 
     Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, 
     Washington State'' (RIN1018-BG89) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 7, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4493. 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) 5.86 
     Rev 1, `Preemption Authority, Enhanced Weapons Authority, and 
     Firearms Background Checks' '' received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on April 26, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4494. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk 
     Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer 
     Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention'' (FRL No. 
     5766.6-02-OLEM) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4495. A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, 
     Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the 
     President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a rule entitled 
     ``National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations 
     Revisions Phase 2'' (RIN0331-AA07) received in the office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4496. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Addition of Diisononyl Phthalate Category; 
     Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; 
     Correction'' (FRL No. 2425.1-05-OCSPP) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4497. 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 Approvals; Nevada; Clark County 
     Department of Environment and Sustainability; Nonattainment 
     New Source Review; 2015 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9931-02-R9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4498. 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; Tennessee; Revisions to the 
     Continuous Opacity Monitoring System Requirements'' (FRL No. 
     11759-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-4499. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Ocean Dumping; Withdrawal of Designated Disposal 
     Sites; Nome, Alaska'' (FRL No. 11819-01-R10) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4500. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; 
     California Air Resources Board and Local California Air 
     Districts'' (FRL No. 11888-02-R9) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 1, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4501. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions to 
     Protect Tribal Reserved Rights'' (FRL No. 8599-02-OW) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     1, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4502. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Methylene Chloride; Regulation under the Toxic 
     Substances Control Act'' (FRL No. 8155-01-OCSPP) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4503. A joint communication from the Administrator, 
     Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     and the Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     a report entitled ``25th Edition Status of the Nation's 
     Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance''; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4504. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Asbestos Part 1; Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulation 
     of Certain Conditions of Use Under the Toxic Substances 
     Control Act; Correction'' (FRL No. 8332-05-OCSPP) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2024; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4505. 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; California; Feather River Air 
     Quality Management District; Nonattainment New Source Review; 
     2015 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9528-02-R9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4506. 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; Indiana; Opacity Rule'' (FRL 
     No. 9859-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4507. 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; New Hampshire; Reasonably 
     Available Control Technology for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 11025-03-R1) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4508. 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 Plans for Designated 
     Facilities; New Jersey; Delegation of Authority'' (FRL No. 
     11638-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-4509. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; 
     Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and Mojave 
     Desert Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 11848-02-
     R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     May 2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4510. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the 
     Toxic Substances Control Act'' (FRL No. 8529-02-OCSPP) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4511. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Designation of Perflurooctanoic Acid and 
     Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid as CERCLA Hazardous Substances'' 
     (FRL No. 7204-03-

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     OLEM) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on May 2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-4512. 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 Quality Plans; California; San Luis Obispo 
     County Air Pollution Control District; New Source Review'' 
     (FRL No. 11378-02-R9) received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on May 9, 2024; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-4513. A communication from the Associate Director of 
     the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``South Dakota: Final Approval of State Underground 
     Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and 
     Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 11378-02-R9) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2024; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4514. 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; Delaware; Amendments to 
     Delaware's Requirements for Public Notice of Certain 
     Permits'' (FRL No. 11781-02-R3) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 9, 2024; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4515. A communication from the Associate 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: Primary Copper Smelting Residual Risk and 
     Technology Review and Primary Copper Smelting Area Source 
     Technology Review'' (FRL No. 7522-02-OAR) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4516. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Clean Investment Fund'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4517. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``2023 Request for Applications to Create Great 
     Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Programs'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4518. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: 
     Implementation Grants General Competition'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4519. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clean Communities Investment Accelerator'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     2, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4520. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fiscal Year 2024 Lead Service Line Allotments for 
     the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Provisions of the 
     Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4521. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-4522. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Implementing Lead Service Line Replacement 
     Projects Funded by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     9, 2024; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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