[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7055]
[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:

       1471. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- 
     Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Exemptions 
     from Preparation Pursuant to an Unsuspended and Unrevoked 
     License [Docket No.: APHIS-2011-0048] (RIN: 0579-AD66) 
     received May 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1472. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations (Edgecombe County, 
     NC, and Incorporated Areas) [Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0002] 
     received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Financial Services.
       1473. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Final Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-
     2015-0001], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 
     Committee on Financial Services.
       1474. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Office of the Secretary, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the 
     Department's notice of final determination -- Final 
     Affordability Determination -- Energy Efficiency Standards 
     [HUD FR-5647-N-02] (RIN: 2501-ZA01) received May 14, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       1475. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, 
     Maryland, and Virginia; 2011 Base Year Emissions Inventories 
     for the Washington DC-MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 2008 
     Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-
     2014-0759; FRL-9927-70-Region 3] received May 12, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1476. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Implementation Plans; Texas; Revision to Control Volatile 
     Organic Compound Emissions From Storage Tanks and Transport 
     Vessels [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0079; FRL-9927-59-Region 6] 
     received May 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1477. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of 
     Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Utah County 
     -- Trading of Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for PM10 
     Transportation Conformity [EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0227; FRL-9927-
     68-Region 8] received May 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1478. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-031; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1479. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-021; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1480. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 14-139; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1481. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, 
     pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     Transmittal No.: DDTC 14-103; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       1482. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a notice of a 
     drawdown in support of French operations in Mali, Chad, and 
     Niger, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, Sec. 506(a)(1); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1483. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification 
     for FY 2015 that no United Nations affiliated agency grants 
     any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any 
     organization that promotes, condones, or seeks the 
     legalization of pedophilia, pursuant to Sec. 102(g) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY 1994 and 1995 
     (Pub. L. 103-236 as amended by Pub. L. 103-415); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       1484. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report by the 
     Department on progress toward a negotiated solution of the 
     Cyprus question covering the period of December 1, 2014 
     through January 31, 2015, pursuant to Sec. 620C(c) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in accordance 
     with Sec. 1(a)(6) of Executive Order 13313; to the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs.
       1485. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of the 
     General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting a 
     report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 
     Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1486. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief 
     Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, 
     transmitting the 2014 management report of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank of New York, pursuant to Chief Financial Officers 
     Act of 1990; to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1487. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report ``What is Due Process 
     in Federal Civil Service Employment?'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       1488. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Annual Price Inflation Adjustments for 
     Contribution Limitations Made to a Health Savings Account 
     Pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (Rev. 
     Proc. 2015-30) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1489. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, 
     Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2015-39] received May 
     14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       1490. A letter from the Lead Regulations Writer, Office of 
     Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cancer (Malignant 
     Neoplastic Diseases) [Docket No.: SSA-2011-0098] (RIN: 0960-
     AH43) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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