Volume 161, No. 38 covering the 1st Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1621-H1623 on March 6, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
670. A letter from the Acting Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Cattle Fever Tick; Importation Requirements for Ruminants From Mexico [Docket No.: APHIS-2012-0073] (RIN: 0579-AD91) received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
671. A letter from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's proposed rule -- Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation General Provisions; Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Governance; Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Risk Management; Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Disclosure and Reporting; Farmer Mac Corporate Governance and Standards of Conduct (RIN: 3052- AC89) received March 3, 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture.
672. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Raymond P. Palumbo, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
673. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule
-- Suspension of Community Eligibility (Albany County, NY, et al.) [Docket ID FEMA-2014-0002] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8371] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
674. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Summary of the Joint Final Rule: Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
675. A letter from the General Counsel, National Credit Union Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans Supplemental (RIN: 3133-AE21) received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
676. A letter from the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
677. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze State and Federal Implementation Plans; Reconsideration [EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0647; FRL-9923-88-Region 9] received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
678. 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; Rhode Island; Transportation Conformity [EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0275; A-1-FRL-9924-17-Region 1] received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
679. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0360; FRL-9923-26-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AR47) received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
680. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arkansas; Revisions for the Regulation and Permitting of Fine Particulate Matter [EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0700; FRL-9923-77-Region 6] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
681. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Texas; Approval of Substitution for Transportation Control Measures [EPA-R06-OAR-2014-0871; FRL-9923-80-Region 6] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
682. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Georgia; Redesignation of the Rome, Georgia, 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area to Attainment; Correction [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0893; FRL-9923-89-Region 4] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
683. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0444; FRL-9924-16-Region 4] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
684. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Metaldehyde; Pesticide Tolerances
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0110; FRL-9921-85] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
685. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Emissions Statement Requirement for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0810; FRL-9923-94-Region 4] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
686. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Mississippi: New Source Review -- Prevention of Significance Deterioration [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0798; FRL-9923-92-Region 4] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
687. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- 9-Octadecenoic Acid (9Z)--, Sulfonated, Oxidized and its Potassium and Sodium Salts; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0601; FRL-9922-29] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
688. 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 Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants, and Operating Permits Program; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0006; FRL-9923-68-Region 7] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
689. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Reading, Pennsylvania, Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard, and 2007 Base Year Inventory
[EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0147; FRL-9923-78-Region 3] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
690. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approval and Promulgation: Missouri; St. Louis Inspection and Maintenance Program [EPA-R07-OAR-2014-0399; FRL-9923-66-Region 7] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
691. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0522; FRL-9923-79-Region 3] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
692. 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; West Virginia; State Boards Requirements; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0903; FRL-9924-02-Region 3] received March 3, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
693. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's Nineteenth Report to Congress on Progress Made in Licensing and Constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline, pursuant to Sec. 1810 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
694. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on data mining activity in the Department of State for calendar year 2014, pursuant to Public Law 110-53, section 804; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
695. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Hong Kong Policy Report, pursuant to the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
696. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. RSAT-14-4215, Notice of Proposed Permanent Transfer of Major Defense Equipment, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
697. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-150, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
698. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 14-068, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
699. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to South Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13664 of April 3, 2014; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
700. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-601, ``U Street/14th Street, N.W., and Georgia Avenue Great Streets Neighborhood Retail Priority Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
701. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-602,
``Workforce Investment Implementation Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
702. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-603,
``Public Space Maintenance Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
703. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-603,
``Public Space Maintenance Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
704. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-604,
``Federal Health Reform Implementation and Omnibus Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
705. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-605,
``Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
706. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-606,
``Executive Service Compensation System Changes and Pay Schedule Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
707. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-619,
``Civil Asset Forfeiture Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
708. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-621,
``License to Carry a Pistol Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
709. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-593,
``Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
710. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-607,
``Office of Motion Picture and Television Development Establishment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
711. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-608,
``Adoption Fee Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
712. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-609,
``Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
713. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-620,
``Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
714. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-618,
``Clinical Laboratory Practitioners Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
715. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. Act 20-615, ``New Columbia Statehood Initiative and Omnibus Boards and Commissions Reform Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
716. A letter from the Office of Presidential Appointments, Department of State, transmitting fourteen reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
717. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Report of the U.S. Government; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
718. A letter from the Executive Analyst, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
719. A letter from the Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders [OVW Docket No.: 111] (RIN: 1105-AB43) received March 4, 2015; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
720. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of the Fountaingrove District Viticultural Area
[Docket No.: TTB-2014-0006; T.D. TTB-128; Ref: Notice No. 144] (RIN: 1513-AC09) received March 4, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
721. A letter from the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the 2015 Trade Policy Agenda and 2014 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program, pursuant to Sec. 163 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2213); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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