Volume 161, No. 75 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 H3250 on May 15, 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:
1471. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Exemptions from Preparation Pursuant to an Unsuspended and Unrevoked License [Docket No.: APHIS-2011-0048] (RIN: 0579-AD66) received May 13, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.
1472. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule
-- Final Flood Elevation Determinations (Edgecombe County, NC, and Incorporated Areas) [Docket ID: FEMA-2014-0002] received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
1473. A letter from the Chief Counsel, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule
-- Final Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket ID: FEMA-2015-0001], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
1474. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department's notice of final determination -- Final Affordability Determination -- Energy Efficiency Standards
[HUD FR-5647-N-02] (RIN: 2501-ZA01) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services.
1475. 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; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; 2011 Base Year Emissions Inventories for the Washington DC-MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0759; FRL-9927-70-Region 3] received May 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
1476. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's direct final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revision to Control Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Storage Tanks and Transport Vessels [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0079; FRL-9927-59-Region 6] received May 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
1477. 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 of Utah; Utah County
-- Trading of Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for PM10 Transportation Conformity [EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0227; FRL-9927-68-Region 8] received May 12, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
1478. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-031; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1479. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 15-021; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1480. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 14-139; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1481. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification, pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, Transmittal No.: DDTC 14-103; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1482. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a notice of a drawdown in support of French operations in Mali, Chad, and Niger, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, Sec. 506(a)(1); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1483. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a certification for FY 2015 that no United Nations affiliated agency grants any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization that promotes, condones, or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, pursuant to Sec. 102(g) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY 1994 and 1995
(Pub. L. 103-236 as amended by Pub. L. 103-415); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1484. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report by the Department on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering the period of December 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015, pursuant to Sec. 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and in accordance with Sec. 1(a)(6) of Executive Order 13313; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1485. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-277; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
1486. A letter from the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, transmitting the 2014 management report of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, pursuant to Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
1487. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board, transmitting the Board's report ``What is Due Process in Federal Civil Service Employment?'', pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
1488. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Annual Price Inflation Adjustments for Contribution Limitations Made to a Health Savings Account Pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code (Rev. Proc. 2015-30) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
1489. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Update for Weighted Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [Notice 2015-39] received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
1490. A letter from the Lead Regulations Writer, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cancer (Malignant Neoplastic Diseases) [Docket No.: SSA-2011-0098] (RIN: 0960-AH43) received May 14, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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