Volume 159, No. 173 covering the 1st Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) 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 S8563-S8565 on Dec. 9, 2013.
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-3694. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ocean Dumping; Sabine-Neches Waterway (SNWW) Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Designation'' (FRL No. 9903-26-Region 6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3695. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Octadecanoic Acid, 12-Hydroxy-, Homopolymer, Ester with 2-Methyloxirane Polymer with Oxirane Monobutyl Ether; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9903-18) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3696. 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; New York; Determination of Clean Data for the 1987 PM10 Standard for the New York County Area''
(FRL No. 9903-24-Region 2) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3697. 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; Florida: General Requirements and Gasoline Vapor Control; Correcting Amendment'' (FRL No. 9903-23-Region 4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3698. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa County Area'' (FRL No. 9838-6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3699. 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; Tennessee; Revisions to the Knox County Portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9903-17-Region 4) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3700. 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; New Hampshire; Transportation Conformity and Conformity of General Federal Actions'' (FRL No. 9903-21-Region 1) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3701. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Electronic Reporting Under the Toxic Substances Control Act'' (FRL No. 9394-6) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3702. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``West Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9903-08-Region 3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3703. 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 and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Georgia; Redesignation of the Atlanta 1997 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment Area to Attainment'' (FRL No. 9903-32-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3704. 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 and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; North Carolina; Redesignation of the Charlotte; 1997 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment Area to Attainment'' (FRL No. 9903-37-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3705. 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; State of Missouri; Restriction of Emission of Sulfur Compounds and Emissions Banking and Trading'' (FRL No. 9903-14-Region 7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3706. 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; Rescission of Federal Implementation Plan; Wyoming; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Revisions'' (FRL No. 9902-13-Region 8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3707. 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; Illinois'' (FRL No. 9902-26-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3708. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2013 Revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule and Final Confidentiality Determinations for New or Substantially Revised Data Elements'' (FRL No. 9902-95-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3709. 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; Florida; Approval of Revision to the State Implementation Plan'' (FRL No. 9902-98-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3710. 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; Mississippi; Transportation Conformity SIP--Memorandum of Agreement'' (FRL No. 9902-58-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3711. 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; Montana; Revisions to the Administrative Rules of Montana--Air Quality, Subchapter 7, Subchapter 16 and subchapter 17'' (FRL No. 9817-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3712. 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; Ohio; Ohio NOX SIP Call Rule Revision'' (FRL No. 9901-38-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3713. 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; Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification; Permits for Specific Designated Facilities'' (FRL No. 9903-00-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3714. 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; Ohio; Ohio SO2 Air Quality Rule Revisions'' (FRL No. 9902-03-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3715. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Protected Resources, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Notice of 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) as an Endangered or Threatened Distinct Population Segment (DPS) in the Gulf of Mexico'' (RIN0648-XA983) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3716. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``NRC Personnel Security Program'' (Management Directive 12.3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 19, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3717. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Health Insurance Provider Fees'' (RIN1545-BL20) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3718. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Proposed Revision of Procedures for Requesting Competent Authority Assistance Under Tax Treaties'' (Notice 2013-78) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3719. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Proposed Revision of Procedures for Advance Pricing Agreements'' (Notice 2013-79) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3720. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Information Reporting of Mortgage Insurance Premiums'' (RIN1545-BL48) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3721. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rules Relating to Additional Medicare Tax''
(RIN1545-BK54) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3722. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Authority for Voluntary Withholding on Other Payments'' (RIN1545-BL93) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3723. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2014 Section 1274A CPI Adjustments'' (Rev. Rul. 2013-23) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3724. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inclusion of Income of Section 9010 Fee Collected from Customers'' (Rev. Rul. 2013-27) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3725. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Qualified 2- or 3-Wheeled Plug-In Electric Vehicle Credit Under Section 30D(g)'' (Notice 2013-67) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3726. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modifications of Certain Derivative Contracts'' (RIN1545-BK13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3727. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rules under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; Technical Amendment to External Review for Multi-State Plan Program'' (RIN1545-BI70) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3728. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reduction or Suspension of Safe Harbor Contributions'' (RIN1545-BI64) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3729. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modification of ``Use-or-Lose'' Rule for Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and Clarification Regarding 2013-2014 Non-Calendar Year Salary Reduction Elections under Section 125 Cafeteria Plans''
(Notice 2013-71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3730. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Unpaid Losses Discount Factors and Payment Patterns for 2013'' (Notice 2013-79) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3731. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Salvage Discount Factors and Payment Patterns for 2013'' (Rev. Proc. 2013-37) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3732. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2014 Limitations Adjusted as Provided in Section 415(d), etc.'' (Notice 2013-73) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3733. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates'' (Notice 2013-75) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3734. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Applicable Federal Rates--December 2013''
(Rev. Rul. 2013-26) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3735. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits for Fiscal Year 2012, and Preliminary Fiscal Year 2013 Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and Limits''
(RIN0938-AR91) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3736. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies'' (RIN0938-AR55) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3737. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs ....''
(RIN0938-AR54) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3738. A communication from the Director, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of Expiration Date for Mental Disorders Body System Listings'' (RIN0960-AH49) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3739. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to an evaluation of community-based prevention and wellness programs; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3740. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2014, Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements, and Cost Allocation of Home Health Survey Expenses'' (RIN0938-AR52) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3741. A communication from the Program Manager, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for Calendar Year 2014'' (RIN0938-AR56) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the Committee on Finance.
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