[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18189-18191]
[From the U.S. 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:

       3418. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Importation of Two Hybrids of Unshu Orange From the Republic 
     of Korea Into the Continental United States [Docket No.: 
     APHIS-2013-0085] (RIN: 0579-AD87) received November 9, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       3419. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Department's Reports to Congress on the 
     Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Reviews of the Backlog of 
     Postmarketing Requirements and Postmarketing Commitments by 
     the Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 
     355(k)(5)(C); Public Law 110-85, Sec. 921; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       3420. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Efficiency 
     Standards for New Federal Commercial and Multi-Family High-
     Rise Residential Buildings' Baseline Standards Update [Docket 
     No.: EERE-2014-BT-STD-0047] (RIN: 1904-AD39) received 
     November 9, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       3421. A letter from the Program Analyst, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's interim 
     final rule -- Allowing Importers to Provide Information to 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Electronic Format 
     [Docket No.: NHTSA-2015-0076] (RIN: 2127-AL63) received 
     November 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3422. A letter from the Program Analyst, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final 
     Listing of 2016 Light Duty Truck Lines Subject to the 
     Requirements of This Standard and Exempted Vehicle Lines for 
     Model Year 2016 [Docket No.: NHTSA-2015-0043] (RIN: 2127-
     AL59) received November 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3423. A letter from the Program Analyst, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Defect and Noncompliance Notification [Docket No.: NHTSA-
     2015-0048] (RIN: 2127-AL60) received November 12, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3424. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Major Source Permitting 
     State Implementation Plan [EPA-R06-OAR-2006-0131; FRL-9936-
     45-Region 6] received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3425. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; TN; Knox 
     County Emissions Statements [EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0456; FRL-9936-
     57-Region 4] received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3426. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Test Methods; 
     Error Correction [EPA-R05-OAR-2009-0807; FRL-9936-54-Region 
     5] received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3427. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval and Air Quality 
     Designation; TN; Reasonably Available Control Measures and 
     Redesignation for the TN Portion of the Chattanooga 1997 
     Annual PM2.5 Nonattainment Area [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0904; FRL-
     9936-55-Region 4] received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3428. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Revised 
     Format for Materials Being Incorporated by Reference [EPA-
     R05-OAR-2015-0637; FRL-9933-71-Region 5] received November 6, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3429. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; North Carolina Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2008 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0795; FRL-9936-60-Region 
     4] received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3430. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; State of Missouri; Control of Petroleum 
     Liquid Storage, Loading and Transfer [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0268; 
     FRL-9936-72-Region 7] received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3431. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval of California Air Plan 
     Revisions, Placer County Air Pollution Control District [EPA-
     R09-OAR-2015-0643; FRL-9935-65-Region 9] received November 6, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3432. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0740; FRL-9936-12] received November 6, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3433. A letter from the Associate Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the National 
     Environmental Education Advisory Council 2015 Report to the 
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, as 
     required by the National Environmental Education Act of 1990, 
     Pub. L. 101-619, Sec. 9, U.S.C. 5508(a), (104 Stat. 3333); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3434. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for 
     Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, 
     Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters 
     [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; FRL-9936-20-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS09) 
     received November 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3435. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; 
     Sewage Sludge Incinerators State Plan and Small Municipal 
     Waste Combustors Negative Declaration for Designated 
     Facilities and Pollutants [EPA-R05-OAR-2015-0701; FRL-9936-
     96-Region 5] received November 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3436. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of California Air Plan 
     Revisions, Imperial County Air Pollution Control District 
     [EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0289; FRL-9936-65-Region 9] received 
     November 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3437. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval of Air Plans; California; 
     Multiple Districts; Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
     [EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0257; FRL-9934-89-Region 9] received 
     November 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3438. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Allocations of Cross-State Air 
     Pollution Rule Allowances from New Unit Set-Asides for the 
     2015 Compliance Year [FRL-9936-99-OAR] received November 10, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3439. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Washington: Additional Regulations for 
     the Benton Clean Air Agency Jurisdiction [EPA-R10-OAR-2015-
     0600; FRL-9936-97-Region 10] received November 10, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3440. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Modification of Significant New Uses 
     of Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0649; FRL-
     9935-43] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received November 10, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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       3441. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Amitraz, Carfentrazone-ethyl, 
     Ethephon, Malathion, Mancozeb, et al.; Tolerance Actions 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0194; FRL-9935-01] received November 10, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3442. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Arizona; Phased Discontinuation of 
     Stage II Vapor Recovery Program [EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0256; FRL-
     9936-77-Region 9] received November 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3443. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Nonattainment New Source 
     Review Permitting State Implementation Plan Revisions for the 
     City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County [EPA-R06-OAR-2009-0648; 
     FRL-9936-86-Region 6] received November 10, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3444. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Addition of 1-Bromopropane; Community 
     Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting [EPA-HQ-TRI-
     2015-0011; FRL-9937-12-OEI] (RIN: 2025-AA41) received 
     November 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3445. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Tamarind seed gum, 2-hydroxypropyl 
     ether polymer; Tolerance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0421; 
     FRL-9936-25] received November 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3446. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Standards for Business Practices of Interstate 
     Natural Gas Pipelines; Coordination of the Scheduling 
     Processes of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines and Public 
     Utilities [Docket Nos.: RM96-1-038 and RM14-2-003; Order No.: 
     587-W] received November 10, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3447. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final 
     rule -- Commencement of Assessment of Annual Charges [Docket 
     No.: RM15-18-000, Order No.: 815] received November 13, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       3448. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's letter endorsing industry guidance -- 
     Endorsement of Electric Power Research Institute Final Draft 
     Report 3002004396, ``High Frequency Program: Application 
     Guidance for Functional Confirmation and Fragility'' received 
     September 22, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       3449. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting 
     notification of the Air Force's proposed Issuance of Letter 
     of Offer and Acceptance to the Government of France, 
     Transmittal No. 16-03, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(d); Foreign 
     Assistance Act, Sec. 620C(d); (92 Stat. 739); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3450. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Army's Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance to 
     the Government of Finland, Transmittal No. 15-60, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2373(d); Foreign Assistance Act, Sec. 620C(d); (92 
     Stat. 739); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3451. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Air Force's Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of the United Kingdom, 
     Transmittal No. 15-76, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(d); Foreign 
     Assistance Act, Sec. 620C(d); (92 Stat. 739); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3452. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandum of 
     justification stating that the company listed is no longer 
     engaging in conduct sanctionable by the Iran Sanctions Act, 
     as amended, and the Secretary of State has received reliable 
     assurances that the company will not engage in such 
     activities in the future, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; 
     Public Law 104-172, Sec. 9(b)(2); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       3453. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency, with respect to the Central African 
     Republic, that was declared in Executive Order 13667 of May 
     12, 2014, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), Sec. 204(c), and, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 
     401(c); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3454. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     declared in Executive Order 12170 of November 14, 1979, with 
     respect to Iran, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 
     2015, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 
     202(d); (H. Doc. No. 114-75); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       3455. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the termination of the national 
     emergency declared in Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004, 
     with respect to the actions and policies of former Liberian 
     President Charles Taylor, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1701; Public 
     Law 107-115, Sec. 531; (H. Doc. No. 114-76); to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       3456. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the continuation of 
     the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of 
     weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive 
     Order 12938, as amended, is to continue in effect for one 
     year beyond November 14, 2015, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); 
     Public Law 94-412, Sec. 202(d); (H. Doc. No. 114-77); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       3457. A letter from the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction, transmitting the twenty-ninth 
     quarterly report to Congress on Afghanistan Reconstruction, 
     in accordance with Sec. 1229 of Pub. L. 110-181; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       3458. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of the release of the Department of 
     Defense Agency Financial FY 2015 Report, in accordance with 
     the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Secs. 902 and 3515; and in 
     accordance with provisions of 10 U.S.C. Sec. 480, the report 
     will be submitted electronically to Congress on or before 
     November 16, 2015; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3459. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the 
     Office's Statistical Programs of the United States Government 
     report for FY 2016; to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       3460. A letter from the President, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual 
     report on its audit and investigative activities, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. app. Sec. 8G(h)(2); Public Law 95-452, Sec. 
     8G(h)(2), (as added by Public Law 100-504, Sec. 104(a)); (102 
     Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       3461. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting notification that the Department has 
     made additional payments to eligible local governments under 
     the 2015 Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program; to the Committee 
     on Natural Resources.
       3462. A letter from the Endangered Species Listing Branch 
     Chief, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for 
     Black Pinesnake With 4(d) Rule [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2014-
     0046; 4500030113] (RIN: 1018-BA03) received
     November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       3463. A letter from the Endangered Species Listing Branch 
     Chief, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and 
     Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical 
     Habitat for Brickellia mosieri (Florida Brickell-bush) and 
     Linum carteri var. carteri (Carter's Small-flowered Flax) 
     [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2013-0108] (RIN: 1018-AZ64) received 
     November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       3464. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Recovery and State 
     Grants, Ecological Services Program, Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 
     and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental 
     Population of Black-footed Ferrets in Wyoming [Docket No.: 
     FWS-R6-ES-2015-0013; FXES11130900000C6-145-FF09E42000] (RIN: 
     1018-BA42) received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       3465. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Atka Mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
     Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 141021887-5172-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XE224) received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       3466. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2015-2016 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No.: 140904754-5188-02] (RIN: 0648-BF40) received 
     November 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added 
     by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       3467. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats 
     of the South Atlantic Region; Amendment 8; Correction [Docket 
     No.: 140214145-5582-02] (RIN: 0648-BD81) received November 
     13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public 
     Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3468. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Resources of the South Atlantic; 
     Trip Limit Reduction for Gag Grouper [Docket No.: 130403320-
     4891-02] (RIN: 0648-XE245) received November 13, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3469. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Technical Amendment to 
     Regulations [Docket No.: 150727647-5877-01] (RIN: 0648-BF30) 
     received November 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources.
       3470. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     ``Other Rockfish'' in the Central and Western Regulatory 
     Areas of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 140918791-4999-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-XE213) received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       3471. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Report to Congress on the Eighth Annual Government-to-
     Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 14045d(c); Public Law 109-162, Sec. 
     903(c); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       3472. A letter from the Program Analyst, NHTSA, Department 
     of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Direct Final Rulemaking Procedures [NHTSA-2013-0042] (RIN: 
     2127-AL32) received November 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       3473. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a letter to amend the previous 
     submission, dated October 2, 2015, for FY 2015, which 
     inaccurately reported total Pershing Hall Revolving Fund 
     expenditures, pursuant to Pub. L. 102-86, Sec. 403(d)(6)(C); 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       3474. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     temporary regulations -- Preparer Tax Identification Number 
     (PTIN) User Fee Update [TD 9742] (RIN: 1545-BN03) received 
     November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       3475. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     final regulations -- General Allocation and Accounting 
     Regulations Under Section 141; Remedial Actions for Tax-
     Exempt Bonds [TD 9741] (RIN: 1545-BB23; 1545-BC07; 1545-BH48] 
     received November 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       3476. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Salvage Discount Factors and Payment 
     Patterns for 2015 (Rev. Proc. 2015-54) received November 6, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3477. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Unpaid Losses Discount Factors and Payment 
     Patterns for 2015 (Rev. Proc. 2015-52) received November 6, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 
     104-121, Sec. 251; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       3478. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Customs and Border Protection, Department 
     of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final 
     rule -- Customs and Border Protection's Bond Program [CBP 
     Dec. 15-15] [USCBP-2006-0013] (RIN: 1515-AD56 [formerly 1505-
     AB54]) received November 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security.
       3479. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Report to 
     Congress on the Administration, Cost and Impact of the 
     Quality Improvement Organization Program for Medicare 
     Beneficiaries for Fiscal Year 2013'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     1320c-10; Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, Sec. 1161 (as 
     amended by Public Law 97-248, Sec. 143); (96 Stat. 392); 
     jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
     Means.
       3480. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     legislative proposals which would significantly strengthen 
     the protections afforded to servicemembers and their families 
     under existing civil rights laws; jointly to the Committees 
     on Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, the Judiciary, House 
     Administration, and Natural Resources.

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