[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6474-6476]
[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:

       1419. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's final rule -- Subpart J -- Value-Added 
     Producer Grant Program (RIN: 0570-AA79) received May 6, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1420. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting the Export-Import Bank's export 
     report for April 2015; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
       1421. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Energy 
     Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report on Federal 
     Government Energy Management and Conservation Programs, 
     Fiscal Year 2013; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1422. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the FY 2014 Performance Report to Congress, 
     required by the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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       1423. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Food and Drug Administration's FY 2014 
     Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act Financial Report, required 
     by the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1424. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Food and Drug Administration's FY 2014 
     Performance Report to Congress for the Animal Drug User Fee 
     Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1425. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting the Food and Drug Administration's FY 2014 
     Animal Drug User Fee Act Financial Report, required by the 
     Animal Drug User Fee Act, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1426. A letter from the Deputy Director, ODRM, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Organ Procurement and Transplantation: 
     Implementation of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act (RIN: 0906-
     AB05) received May 8, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1427. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval of Alabama's Request 
     to Relax the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure Gasoline Volatility 
     Standard for Birmingham, Alabama [EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0905; FRL 
     9927-16-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS58) received May 6, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1428. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Prevention of Significant 
     Deterioration Permitting for Greenhouse Gases: Providing 
     Option for Rescission of EPA-Issued Tailoring Rule Step 2 
     Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permits [EPA-HQ-OAR-
     2015-0071; FRL-9926-98-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS57) received May 6, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1429. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 
     Protein in Soybean; Exemption from the Requirement of a 
     Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0454; FRL-9926-23] received May 6, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce.
       1430. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Washington: Infrastructure Requirements 
     for the Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards [EPA-R10-OAR-2014-0744; FRL-9927-45-Region 10] 
     received May 6, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1431. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Significant New Use Rules on 
     Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0908; FRL-9925-
     42] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received May 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1432. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air 
     Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide and 2012 Fine 
     Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
     [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0910] received May 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1433. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional 
     Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's final rule -- Concentration Averaging and 
     Encapsulation Branch Technical Position, Revision 1 received 
     May 6, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1434. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR): 
     Reinstatement of Exemptions Related to Temporary Exports, 
     Carnets, and Shipments Under a Temporary Import Bond [Docket 
     No.: 140821699-5179-02] (RIN: 0607-AA53) received May 5, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       1435. A letter from the Special Inspector General for 
     Afghanistan Reconstruction, transmitting the twenty-seventh 
     quarterly report to the Congress on Afghanistan 
     Reconstruction, pursuant to Public Law 110-181, Sec. 1229; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1436. A letter from the Chair, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's Semiannual 
     Report to Congress for the six-month period ending March 31, 
     2015, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1437. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National and Community Service, transmitting 
     the Corporation's FY 2014 annual report, pursuant to Sec. 203 
     of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination 
     and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1438. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 21-50, ``Pre-K Student 
     Discipline Amendment Act of 2015'', pursuant to Public Law 
     93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       1439. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting D.C. Act 21-51, ``Health Benefit 
     Exchange Authority Financial Sustainability Amendment Act of 
     2015'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1440. A letter from the Director, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's FY 2014 annual report, 
     pursuant to Sec. 203 of the Notification and Federal Employee 
     Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), 
     Pub. L. 107-174; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1441. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's updated Strategic 
     Plan for the period 2015 through 2019, in accordance with the 
     Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, as amended; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1442. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's summary 
     presentation of final rules -- Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82; 
     Introduction [Docket No.: FAR 2015-0051, Sequence No.: 2] 
     received May 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1443. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Equal Employment and 
     Affirmative Action for Veterans and Individuals with 
     Disabilities [FAC 2005-82; FAR Case 2014-013; Item I; Docket 
     2014-0013, Sequence 1] (RIN: 9000-AM76) received May 7, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1444. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Review and Justification 
     of Pass-Through Contracts [FAC 2005-82; FAR Case 2013-012; 
     Item II; Docket No.: 2013-0012; Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: 9000-
     AM57) received May 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1445. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Enhancements to Past 
     Performance Evaluation Systems [FAC 2005-82; FAR Case 2014-
     010; Item III; Docket No.: 2014-0010, Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: 
     9000-AM79) received May 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1446. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments [FAC 
     2005-82; Item IV; Docket No.: 2015-0052; Sequence No.: 1] 
     received May 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1447. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, 
     Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82; 
     Small Entity Compliance Guide [Docket No.: FAR 2015-0051, 
     Sequence No.: 2] received May 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1448. A letter from the Executive Director, Interstate 
     Commission on the Potomac River Basin, transmitting the 
     Commission's audited Seventy-Third Financial Statement for 
     the period of October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014, pursuant 
     to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act and the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1449. A letter from the Board of Trustees, National 
     Tropical Botanical Garden, transmitting the Garden's 
     financial statements and schedules for the years 2012 and 
     2013, with the independent auditors' report, pursuant to 36 
     U.S.C. 1535; Public Law 105-225, Secs. 153510 and 10101; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1450. A letter from the Chair, United States Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's amendments to the 
     federal sentencing guidelines, policy statements,

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     and official commentary, with reasons for amendment, in 
     conformance with the Commission's statutory obligations under 
     28 U.S.C. 994(o); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1451. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
     Office of the General Counsel, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's direct 
     final rule -- Patents and Other Intellectual Property Rights 
     [Docket No.: NASA-2015-0001] (RIN: 2700-AE02) received May 5, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology.
       1452. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, transmitting a draft bill, the ``Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care Streamlining and 
     Modernization Act''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1453. A letter from the Chief, Trade and Commercial 
     Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Technical 
     Corrections to the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     Uniform Regulations [CBP Dec. 15-07] (RIN: 1515-AE04) 
     received May 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1454. A letter from the Deputy Director, ODRM, Department 
     of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     interim final rule -- Medicare Program; Changes to the 
     Requirements for Part D Prescribers [CMS-6107-IFC] (RIN: 
     0938-AS60) received May 5, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.

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