[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 157 (Friday, October 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5875-H5877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       EC-5665. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Lisison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final guideline -- Significant 
     Guidance: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 
     Scoping Guide -- Level 3 [DOD-CIO-00007] (ZRIN: 0790-ZA23) 
     received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5666. A letter from the OSC Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's direct final rule -- 
     Implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021 [Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-
     0054] (RIN 0790-AL61) received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5667. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final guideline -- Significant 
     Guidance: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 
     Scoping Guide -- Level 2 [DoD-CIO-00006] (ZRIN: 0790-ZA22) 
     received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5668. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final guideline -- Significant 
     Guidance: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 
     Scoping Guide -- Level 1 [DoD-CIO-00005] (ZRIN: 0790-ZA21) 
     received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5669. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Modification of Notification of Intent 
     To Transport Supplies by Sea (DFARS Case 2020-D026) [Docket: 
     DARS-2024-0007] (RIN 0750-AL12) received October 4, 2024, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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      801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5670. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final guideline -- Significant 
     Guidance: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 
     Model Overview [DoD-CIO-00001] (ZRIN: 0790-ZA17) received 
     October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-5671. A letter from the OSD Federal Register Liaison 
     Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's final guideline -- Significant 
     Guidance: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 
     Hashing Guide [DoD-CIO-00008] (ZRIN: 0790-ZA24) received 
     October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-5672. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Modification of Prize Authority for 
     Advanced Technology Achievements (DFARS Case 2022-D014) 
     [Docket: DARS-2024-0014] (RIN: 0750-AL65) received October 4, 
     2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-5673. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Data Universal Numbering System to 
     Unique Entity Identifier Transition (DFARS Case 2022-D023) 
     [Docket: DARS-2024-0030] (RIN: 0750-AL70) received October 4, 
     2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-5674. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement; Technical Amendments [Docket: DARS-
     2024-0001] received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5675. A letter from the Alternate OSD Federal Register 
     Liaison Officer, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation Supplement: Assuring Integrity of Overseas Fuel 
     Supplies (DFARS Case 2022-D013) [Docket: DARS-2024-0002] 
     (RIN: 0750-AL64) received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5676. A letter from the OSD FRLO, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final guidance -- Cybersecurity Maturity Model 
     Certification (CMMC) Assessment Guide -- Level 1 [DoD-CIO-
     00002] (ZRIN: 0790-ZA18) received October 4, 2024, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-5677. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
       EC-5678. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     State Plans (Negative Declarations) for Designated Facilities 
     and Pollutants: Maine and Massachusetts [EPA-R01-OAR-2024-
     0462; FRL-12317-01-R1] received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5679. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Flazasulfuron; Pesticide Tolerance 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0269; FRL-12097-01-OCSPP] received October 
     4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       EC-5680. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; 
     Periodic Emission Inventory SIP for Sunland Park 
     Nonattainment Area for 2015 Ozone NAAQS [EPA-R06-OAR-2023-
     0648; FRL-11992-02-R6] received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5681. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Greif 
     Packaging LLC [EPA-R05-OAR-2023-0318; FRL-11926-02-R5] 
     received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5682. A letter from the Chief, Performance and Program 
     Management, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     final rule -- In the Matter of Spectrum Rules and Policies 
     for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems [WT Docket 
     No.: 22-323] received September 26, 2024, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5683. A letter from the Office of General Counsel, 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Standards for Business Practices 
     of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines [Docket No.: RM96-1-043] 
     (RIN: 1902-AG18) received October 3, 2024, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-5684. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Department Notification Number: DDTC 24-049, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-5685. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Department Notification Number: DDTC 24-047, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-5686. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Department Notification Number: DDTC 24-053, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-5687. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     Department Notification Number: DDTC 24-036, pursuant to 
     section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-5688. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter regarding the developments in 
     Israel and the United States Government's response to them 
     (H. Doc. No. 118--174); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
     and ordered to be printed.
       EC-5689. A letter from the Agency Representative, United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Rules Governing 
     Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions 
     [Docket No. PTO-P-2024-0014] (RIN: 0651-AD79) received 
     October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-5690. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     State, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Visas: 
     Visa Ineligibility [Public Notice: 12464] (RIN: 1400-AF77) 
     received October 1, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-5691. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast 
     Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Great Lakes Pilotage Modernization 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0025] (RIN: 1625-AC79) received 
     October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5692. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, United States 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Hurricanes, 
     Tropical Storms, and other Storms with High Winds; Captain of 
     the Port Zone Sector Delaware Bay [Docket No.: USCG-2024-
     0251] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       EC-5693. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, United States 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Grosse 
     Tete, Iberville, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2024-0875] (RIN: 1625-
     AA00) received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5694. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, United States 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local 
     Regulation; Elizabeth River, Norfolk Harbor, Norfolk, VA 
     [Docket No.: USCG-2024-0751] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received 
     October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5695. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, United States 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone, 
     Paddleboat Race, Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2024-0643] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received October 4, 2024, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       EC-5696. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, United States 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's temporary interim rule -- Safety Zone; 
     Kentucky River, Frankfort, KY [Docket No.: USCG-2024-0824] 
     (RIN: 1625-AA00) received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5697. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, United States 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Upper Galveston 
     Bay, Kemah, TX [Docket No.: USCG-2024-0503] (RIN: 1625-AA00) 
     received October 4, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       EC-5698. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, United States 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting 
     the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Key 
     West Paddleboard Classic, Key West, FL [Docket No.: USCG-
     2024-0705] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received October 4, 2024, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       EC-5699. A letter from the Attorney-Adviser, Federal 
     Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's notice of funding opportunity 
     -- For projects located off the Northeast Corridor for the 
     Fiscal Year 2024 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity 
     Passenger Rail Program [FR-FSP-24-003] received October 7, 
     2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       EC-5700. A letter from the Section Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations Section, Associate Chief Counsel, Internal 
     Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- 
     Section 1256 Qualified Board or Exchange -- Bourse de 
     Montreal (Rev. Rul. 2024-22) received October 4, 2024, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 
     251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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