[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 7123-7124]
[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:

       1491. A letter from the Under Secretary, Rural Development, 
     Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's interim rule -- 
     Strategic Economic and Community Development (RIN: 0570-AA94) 
     received May 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1492. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Bruce A. Litchfield, United States Air 
     Force, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general 
     on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       1493. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a statement, pursuant to Sec. 
     2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, on a 
     transaction involving Gunes Ekspres Havacilik A.S. of 
     Antalya, Turkey; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1494. 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; Illinois; NAAQS Update 
     [EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0819; FRL-9927-48-Region 5] received May 
     14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Energy and Commerce.
       1495. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Fragrance Components; Exemption from 
     the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0821; FRL-
     9927-38] received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1496. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Trichoderma asperelloides strain 
     JM41R; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-
     OPP-2012-0963; FRL-9926-87] received May 14, 2015, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       1497. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management 
     Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the 
     Agency's final rule -- Trinexapac-ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances 
     [EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0340; FRL-9926-62] received May 14, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
       1498. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Wireless 
     Telecommunications Bureau/MD, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- 
     Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Commercial 
     Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band [GN Docket No.: 12-354] 
     received May 15, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       1499. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting a statement, pursuant to Sec. 
     2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, on 
     a transaction involving China Southern Airlines of Guangzhou, 
     China; to the Committee on Financial Services.
       1500. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to 
     the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1501. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the Semiannual Report to 
     Congress

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     from the Office of Inspector General, of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, pursuant to the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-452, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       1502. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     General Law, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting a report pursuant to the 
     Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       1503. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Financial Management, United States Capitol Police, 
     transmitting the Statement of Disbursements for the United 
     States Capitol Police for the period of October 1, 2014 
     through March 31, 2015, pursuant to Pub. L. 109-55, Sec. 
     1005; (H. Doc. No. 114-38); to the Committee on House 
     Administration and ordered to be printed.
       1504. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; 
     Trawl Rationalization Program; Catch Monitor Program; 
     Observer Program [Docket No.: 130503447-5336-02] (RIN: 0648-
     BD30) received May 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1505. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     modification of fishing seasons final rule -- Fisheries Off 
     West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Commercial 
     Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #1 and #2 [Docket No.: 
     140107014-4014-01] (RIN: 0648-XD868) received May 13, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1506. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Fisheries, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's final rule -- Fisheries off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Trawl 
     Rationalization Program; Midwater Trawl Fishery Season Date 
     Change [Docket No.: 141222999-5322-02] (RIN: 0648-BE72) 
     received May 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1507. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Management Reference 
     Point Updates for Three Stocks of Pacific Salmon [Docket No.: 
     150227200-5347-02] (RIN: 0648-BE79) received May 13, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1508. 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; 2015 Commercial Accountability Measure and Closure 
     for Blueline Tilefish in the South Atlantic Region [Docket 
     No.: 140501394-5279-02] (RIN: 0648-XD869) received May 13, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1509. 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; 
     Inseason Adjustment to the 2015 Gulf of Alaska Pollock 
     Seasonal Apportionments [Docket No.: 140918791-4999-02] (RIN: 
     0648-XD845) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1510. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in 
     the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket 
     No.: 140918791-4999-02] (RIN: 0648-XD876) received May 13, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources.
       1511. 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; 
     Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet (18.3 
     meters) Length Overall Using Jig or Hook-and-Line Gear in the 
     Bogoslof Pacific Cod Exemption Area in the Bering Sea and 
     Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 131021878-4158-
     02] (RIN: 0648-XD886) received May 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       1512. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's final and temporary regulations -- Notional 
     Principal Contracts; Swaps with Nonperiodic Payments [TD 
     9719] (RIN: 1545-BM62) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1513. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's IRB only rule -- Revocation of Rev. Rul. 78-130 
     (Rev. Rul. 2015-09) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1514. A letter from the Chief, Publications and 
     Regulations, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the 
     Service's IRB only rule -- Triple Drop and Check (Rev. Rul. 
     2015-10) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1515. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations 
     Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's 
     IRB only rule -- Eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage 
     for Purposes of the Premium Tax Credit [Notice 2015-37] 
     received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1516. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting 
     the Attorney General's Second Quarterly Report of FY 2015 on 
     the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
     of 1994, pursuant to the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 
     of 2008, Pub. L. 110-389; jointly to the Committees on 
     Veterans' Affairs and the Judiciary.

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