[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16516-16518]
[From the U.S. 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-3275. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Pyrimenthanil; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 
     9935-11) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 16, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3276. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Potassium Salts of Hops Beta acids; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 9933-73) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 16, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3277. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], a-[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-
     octadecen-1-yl]-w-[[(9Z)-1-oxo-9-octadecen-1yl]oxy]-; 
     Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 
     9935-34) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 16, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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       EC-3278. A communication from the Director, National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-formula Federal 
     Assistance Programs--Specific Administrative Provisions for 
     the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program'' 
     (RIN0524-AA65) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 19, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-3279. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Repeal of the Exempt 
     Commercial Market and Exempt Board of Trade Exemptions'' 
     (RIN3038-AE10) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 16, 
     2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-3280. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of 
     an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     rear admiral (lower half) in accordance with title 10, United 
     States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-3281. A communication from the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to 
     Congress on Distribution of Department of Defense Depot 
     Maintenance Workloads for Fiscal Years 2014 through 2016''; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
  

       EC-3282. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
     narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared 
     in Executive Order 12978; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3283. A communication from the Associate General Counsel 
     for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian 
     Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Housing Choice Voucher Program: Streamlining the 
     Portability Process'' (RIN2577-AC86) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3284. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2015-0001)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 21, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-3285. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Alaska; Hunting and 
     Trapping in National Preserves'' (RIN1024-AE21) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 
     2015; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       EC-3286. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     proposed legislation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3287. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     proposed legislation; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-3288. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Governmentwide Uniform Administrative 
     Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for 
     Federal Awards'' ((RIN2030-AA99) (FRL No. 9926-01-OARM)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 7, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3289. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Ocean Dumping: Expansion of an Ocean Dredged 
     Material Disposal Site Offshore of Jacksonville, Florida'' 
     (FRL No. 9934-57-Region 4) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 7, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3290. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``NESHAP for Brick and Structural Clay Products 
     Manufacturing; and NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing'' 
     ((RIN2060-AP69) (FRL No. 9933-13-OAR)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3291. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: 2015 Revisions and 
     Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas 
     Systems'' ((RIN2060-AS37) (FRL No. 9935-50-OAR)) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2015; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3292. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for 
     the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category'' 
     ((RIN2040-AF14) (FRL No. 9930-48-OW)) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3293. A communication from the 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; 
     Oregon; Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Open Burning 
     Rules and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 
     Enforcement Procedures'' (FRL No. 9935-48-Region 10) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 
     2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3294. A communication from the 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 Mexico; Infrastructure for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide 
     National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9935-44-
     Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 7, 2015; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3295. 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; MI; Infrastructure SIP 
     Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 
     PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9935-18-Region 5) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on October 7, 2015; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3296. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Texas: Final Authorization of State Hazardous 
     Waste Management Program Revision'' (FRL No. 9936-00-Region 
     6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 16, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3297. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology 
     Review and New Source Performance Standards'' ((RIN2060-AQ75) 
     (FRL No. 9935-40-OAR)) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 16, 2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-3298. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone'' 
     ((RIN2060-AP38) (FRL No. 9933-18-OAR)) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 16, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3299. A communication from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season 
     Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations'' (RIN1018-BA67) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 21, 
     2015; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-3300. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report on the status of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization 
     and Navigation Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Project, Kansas, 
     Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-3301. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``First 
     Report on Section 1115(a) Demonstrations: Transparency in the 
     Review and Approval of Medicaid and Children's Health 
     Insurance Program (CHIP) Section 1115 Demonstrations''; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3302. A communication from the Lead Regulations Writer, 
     Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Social Security Number Card Applications'' 
     (RIN0960-AG50) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on October 19, 2015; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-3303. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a vacancy in the 
     position of Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, 
     Department of Health

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     and Human Services, received in the Office of the President 
     of the Senate on October 19, 2015; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       EC-3304. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-041); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3305. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 
     36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15-0027); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-3306. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Infant 
     Formula: Addition of Minimum and Maximum Levels of Selenium 
     to Infant Formula and Related Labeling Requirements; 
     Confirmation of Effective Date'' (Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0067) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on October 16, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3307. A communication from the Legal Counsel, Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Apprenticeship Programs; 
     Corrections'' (RIN3046-AA72) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 7, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3308. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     scientific and clinical status of organ transplantation, 
     2008-2010; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3309. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Nurse 
     Corps Loan Repayment and Scholarship Programs Report to 
     Congress for Fiscal Year 2014''; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3310. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     scientific and clinical status of organ transplantation, 
     2011-2012; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-3311. A communication from the General Counsel, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2015; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-3312. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Commission's fiscal year 2015 FAIR Act inventory; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
       EC-3313. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Criminal Restitution 
     Orders'' (5 CFR Part 1653) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-3314. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     the Employment and Training Administration, Department of 
     Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign 
     Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the 
     Range in the United States'' (RIN1205-AB70) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on October 16, 2015; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-3315. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for 
     Individuals in Immigration Proceedings'' (RIN1125-AA62) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 19, 2015; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       EC-3316. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Separate Representation for Custody and Bond 
     Proceedings'' (RIN1125-AA78) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2015; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       EC-3317. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable 
     Fisheries, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the report of a rule entitled ``Taking and Importing 
     Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Southwest 
     Fisheries Science Center Fisheries Research'' (RIN0648-BB87) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     October 21, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-3318. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department 
     of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Species: Final 
     Rulemaking To Revise Critical Habitat for Hawaiian Monk 
     Seals'' (RIN0648-BA81) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on October 19, 2015; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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