[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7698-7700]
[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-1535. A communication from the Director, National 
     Institute of Food and Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities 
     (HSACU)'' (RIN0524-AA39) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 4, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1536. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the approved retirement of 
     Lieutenant General Stephen R. Lanza, United States Army, and 
     his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the 
     retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1537. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
     12978 of October 21, 1995, with respect to significant 
     narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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       EC-1538. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic 
     report on the national emergency that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, with respect to 
     Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1539. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal 
     Reserve Bank Capital Stock'' (RIN7100-AE68) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 8, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1540. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal 
     Reserve Bank Capital Stock'' (RIN7100-AE47) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 8, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1541. A communication from the Secretary, Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Technical Amendments to Form ADV 
     and Form ADV-W'' (17 CFR Part 279) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 8, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1542. A communication from the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the Office of the Comptroller's 2016 Annual Report to 
     Congress; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
       EC-1543. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the designation as an emergency requirement all funding 
     (including the rescission of funds) so designated by the 
     Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, 
     pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for 
     the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the 
     Budget.
       EC-1544. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
     the designation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
     War on Terrorism all funding (including the rescission of 
     funds) and contributions from foreign governments so 
     designated by the Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Act, 2017, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, for the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee 
     on the Budget.
       EC-1545. 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; 
     Texas; Clean Air Act Requirements for Vehicle Inspection and 
     Maintenance, Nonattainment New Source Review and Emission 
     Statements'' (FRL No. 9960-15-Region 6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1546. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Determinations of Attainment by the Attainment 
     Date, Determinations of Failure to Attain by the Attainment 
     Date and Reclassification for Certain Nonattainment Areas for 
     the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air 
     Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9962-25-OAR) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1547. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Delegation of New Source Performance Standards and 
     National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
     the States of Arizona and Nevada'' (FRL No. 9961-79-Region 9) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1548. 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; 
     Texas; Revisions to Emissions Banking and Trading Programs 
     and Compliance Flexibility'' (FRL No. 9960-22-Region 6) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1549. 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; 
     Oklahoma; Revisions to Minor New Source Review Permitting 
     Program'' (FRL No. 9960-67-Region 6) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1550. 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; 
     Alaska: Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Nitrogen 
     Dioxide and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide Standards'' (FRL No. 9961-93-
     Region 10) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1551. 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 Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2012 Fine Particulate Standard'' (FRL 
     No. 9961-87-Region 3) received during adjournment of the 
     Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 
     2017; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1552. 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 Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Virginia; Removal of Stage II Gasoline 
     Vapor Recovery Requirements for Gasoline Dispensing 
     Facilities'' (FRL No. 9961-86-Region 3) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1553. 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 Air Quality 
     Implementation Plans; Maryland; Revisions and Amendments to 
     Regulations for Continuous Opacity Monitoring, Continuous 
     Emissions Monitoring, and Quality Assurance Requirements for 
     Continuous Opacity Monitors; Correction'' (FRL No. 9961-38-
     Region 3) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1554. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Quality Plans; Tennessee; Infrastructure 
     Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standard'' (FRL No. 9961-89-Region 4) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1555. 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; North Carolina Repeal of 
     Transportation Facilities Rules'' (FRL No. 9961-74-Region 4) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1556. 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; NH; Nonattainment New Source 
     Review and Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit 
     Program Revisions; Public Hearing Revisions for State 
     Permitting Programs; Withdrawal of Permit Fee Program; 
     Infrastructure Provisions for National Ambient Air Quality 
     Standards'' (FRL No. 9962-01-Region 1) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1557. 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; Indiana; Commissioner's Order 
     for SABIC Innovative Plastics'' (FRL No. 9962-11-Region 5) 
     received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1558. 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; Indiana; Commissioner's Order 
     for Carmeuse Lime, Inc.'' (FRL No. 9962-09-Region 5) received 
     during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1559. 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; ID, Updates to Incorporations 
     by Reference'' (FRL No. 9960-43-Region 10) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.

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       EC-1560. 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; Georgia: Heavy Duty Diesel 
     Requirements'' (FRL No. 9961-44-Region 4) received during 
     adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on May 5, 2017; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1561. 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 ``Indirect 
     Food Additives: Polymers'' (Docket No. FDA-2016-F-1805) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 
     8, 2017; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-1562. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General and a 
     Management Report for the period from October 1, 2016 through 
     March 31, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1563. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Seventy-Fifth 
     Financial Statement for the period of October 1, 2015 through 
     September 30, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1564. A communication from the Executive Director, 
     Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Commission's Seventy-Sixth 
     Financial Statement for the period of October 1, 2015 through 
     September 30, 2016; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1565. A communication from the Assistant Administrator 
     of the Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Agency, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Control of Ergocristine, a 
     Chemical Precursor Used in the Illicit Manufacture of 
     Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, as a List I Chemical'' ((RIN1117-
     AB24) (Docket No. DEA-320F)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 8, 2017; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       EC-1566. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Amendment of Restricted Areas R-4102A and 
     R-4102B; Fort Devens, MA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-
     2017-0307)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 3, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-1567. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment, Modification and Revocation 
     of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes; Western United States'' 
     ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2016-9264)) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on May 3, 2017; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1568. A communication from the Management and Program 
     Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Establishment of Restricted Area R-2507W; 
     Chocolate Mountains, CA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-
     2015-2193)) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on May 3, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation.
       EC-1569. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
     Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Hazardous Materials: Revision of Maximum and Minimum Civil 
     Penalties'' (RIN2137-AF23) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 3, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1570. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel 
     for Regulatory Affairs, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
     Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Pipeline Safety: Inflation Adjustment of Maximum Civil 
     Penalties'' (RIN2137-AF16) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on May 3, 2017; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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