Volume 166, No. 107 covering the 2nd Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S2876-S2877 on June 10, 2020.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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-4772. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid (ACC); Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance''
(FRL No. 10009-44-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4773. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Bacillus thuringiensis Cry 14Ab-1 Protein in Soybean; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10008-72-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4774. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oxathiapiprolin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10009-93-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4775. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Indaziflam; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10008-92-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4776. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Gasoline Vapor Recovery Requirements'' (FRL No. 10009-52-Region 2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4777. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; Ventura County; 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements'' (FRL No. 10009-22-Region 9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4778. 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 State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Virginia; Emission Standards for Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills'' (FRL No. 10004-07-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4779. 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 State Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Revisions to the Utah Division of Administrative Rules; R307-101-3'' (FRL No. 10010-35-Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4780. 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; North Dakota; Revisions to Permitting Rules'' (FRL No. 10010-33-Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4781. 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 Proumulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 10009-54-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4782. 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 State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations; Montana; Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Libby PM10 Nonattainment Area Limited Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request'' (FRL No. 10010-18-Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4783. 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; Wisconsin; Second Maintenance Plans for 1997 Ozone NAAQS; Door County, Kewaunee County, Manitowoc County, and Milwaukee-Racine Area'' (FRL No. 10009-87-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4784. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule''
(FRL No. 10009-80-OW) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4785. 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 ``Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements; Delayed Effective Date'' (RIN0910-AI39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 4, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4786. 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 ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Silicon Dioxide'' (Docket No. FDA-2019-F-3911) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 4, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4787. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits''
(29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4788. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits''
(29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4789. A communication from the Agency Representative, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Patent Term Adjustment Reductions in View of the Federal Circuit Decision in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu''
(RIN0651-AD38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-4790. A communication from the Chairman of the Office of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Demurrage Billing Requirements'' ((RIN2140-AB47) (Docket No. EP 759)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4791. A communication from the Chairman of the Office of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Demurrage and Accessorial Rules and Charges'' (Docket No. EP 757) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 20, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4792. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment to Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and Order''
((FCC 20-65) (MB Docket Nos. 17-264, 17-105, 05-6)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4793. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Low Power FM Radio Service Technical Rules: Part 11-Emergency Alert System
(EAS); Part 73-Radio Broadcast Services; Part 74-Experimental Radio Auxiliary Special Broadcast and Other Program'' ((FCC 20-53) (MB Docket Nos. 19-193, and 17-105)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4794. A communication from the Chief of Staff, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``In the Matter of Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age'' ((FCC 20-54) (IB Docket No. 18-313)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4795. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Implementation of Section 1003 of the Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019'' ((FCC 20-63) (MB Docket No. 20-31)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4796. A communication from the Program Analyst, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Review of the Commission's Rules Governing the 896-901/935-940 MHz Bands'' ((FCC 20-67) (WT Docket No. 17-200)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4797. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band'' ((FCC 20-61) (WT Docket No. 02-55)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4798. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Creation of Interstitial 12.5 Kilohertz Channels in the 800 MHz Band Between 809-817/854-862 MHz''
((FCC 20-62) (WT Docket No. 15-32)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4799. A communication from the Program Analyst, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate the Use of Earth Stations in Motion Communicating with Geostationary Orbit Space Stations in Frequency Bands Allocated to the Fixed Satellite Service and Facilitating the Communications of Earth Stations in Motion with Non-Geostationary Orbit Space Stations'' ((FCC 20-66) (IB Docket No. 17-95)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4800. A communication from the Program Analyst, Office of Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2020; Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2019'' ((FCC 20-64) (MD Docket Nos. 20-105, and 19-105)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4801. A communication from the Deputy Chief, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Amendment of Section 1.80 of the Commission's Rules; Implementing Section 3 of the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act
(TRACED Act)'' (DA-460) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4802. A communication from the Acting Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band; Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 2.4 GHz''
((FCC 20-51) (ET Docket No. 18-295)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4803. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2020 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology'' ((RIN1625-AC56) (Docket No. USCG-2019-0736)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4804. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security Zone; Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2017-0448)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4805. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``TWIC-Reader Requirements; Delay of Effective Date'' ((RIN1625-AC47)
(Docket No. USCG-2017-0711)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4806. A communication from the Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hours of Service of Drivers''
(RIN2126-AC19) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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