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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” published by the Congressional Record on Jan. 27, 2014

Volume 160, No. 15 covering the 2nd Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) 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 H1429-H1430 on Jan. 27, 2014.

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:

4548. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Florida: Non-interference Demonstration for Removal of Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure Requirement

[EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0564; FRL-9905-09-Region-4] received January 6, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4549. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Bristol; 2010 Lead Base Year Emissions Inventory and Conversion of Conditional Approvals for Prevention of Significant Deterioration [EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0440; FRL-9905-13-Region 4] received January 6, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4550. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Dimethyl esters of glutaric acid

(i.e., dimethyl glutarate), succinic acid (i.e., dimethyl succinate), and adipic acid (i.e., dimethyl adipate); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0874; FRL-9904-57] received January 6, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4551. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 13-46, Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance, pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4552. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting Transmittal No. 13-60, Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance, pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4553. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of Justification for a Drawdown under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to the African Union-Led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4554. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report prepared by the Department of State concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4555. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of State, transmitting an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 13-136; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4556. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of State, transmitting an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 13-183; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4557. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of State, transmitting an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 13-182; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4558. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of State, transmitting an addendum to a certification, transmittal number: DDTC 13-143; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4559. 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 with respect to Cote d'Ivoire that was declared in Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 2006; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

4560. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-266,

``Closing of a Portion of the Public Alley in Square 5452, S.O. 12-03541, Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4561. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-267,

``Microstamping Implementation Temporary Amendment Act of 2014''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4562. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-265,

``Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2013''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4563. A letter from the Associate General Counsel, Department of Agriculture, transmitting three reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4564. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting four reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4565. A letter from the Director, Federal Election Commission, transmitting in accordance with Section 647(b) of Title VI of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY 2004, Pub. L. 108-199, the Commission's Report to Congress on FY 2013 Competitive Sourcing Efforts; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

4566. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination on a petition on behalf of workers employed at the Sandia National Laboratories-Livermore in Livermore, California, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

4567. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination on a petition on behalf of workers employed at the Rocky Flats Plant in Golden, Colorado, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000

(EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

4568. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting report on the Secretary of State's decision to designate an entity and its aliases as a ``foreign terrorist organization'', pursuant to Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189); to the Committee on the Judiciary.

4569. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Safety Zone; Barge Launches; Gulfport Lake Gulfport, MS

[Docket Number: USCG-2013-0837] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 8, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4570. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Waiver for Marking Sunken Vessels with a Light at Night

[Docket No.: USCG-2012-0054] (RIN: 1625-AC11) received January 8, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4571. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Safety Zone; Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade Fireworks Display, San Francisco Bay, Sausalito, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0930] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 8, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4572. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Safety Zone; 2013 Holiday Boat Parades, Captain of the Port Miami Zone; FL [Docket Number: USCG-2013-0939] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 8, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4573. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Safety Zone; Vessel Launch; Menominee River; Marinette, WI

[Docket No.: USCG-2013-1012] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 8, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4574. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; New Year's Eve Celebration/City of Mobile; Mobile Channel; Mobile, AL [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0980] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 8, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4575. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule

-- Safety Zone; Allied PRA-Solid Works, San Diego Bay; San Diego, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0992] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 8, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

4576. A letter from the Secretaries, Department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, transmitting notification that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the Department's recommendation to procure midazolam to mitigate and/or treat the effects of exposure to nerve agents for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) using the Special Reserve Fund (SRF); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security.

4577. A letter from the Secretaries, Department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, transmitting notification that the Office of Management and Budget has approved the Department's recommendation to procure cytokines

-- NEUPOGEN (filgrastim) and Leukine (sargramostim) -- to treat Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) to be procured for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) using the Special Reserve Fund; jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 160, No. 15