Volume 159, No. 157 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 S7875-S7876 on Nov. 6, 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-3491. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Spirotetramat; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9399-4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 5, 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-3492. A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Department of Defense (DoD) providing military compensation and retirement modernization recommendations to the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission and Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-3493. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Global Strategic Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report on Utilization of Contributions to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-3494. A communication from the General Counsel of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removal of References to Credit Ratings in Certain Regulations Governing the Federal Home Loan Banks'' (RIN2590-AA40) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3495. A communication from the Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2012 Annual Report of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC); to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3496. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Suspension of Community Eligibility'' ((44 CFR Part 64)
(Docket No. FEMA-2013-0002)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 1, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3497. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Public Housing Capital Fund Program'' (RIN2577-AC50) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 30, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3498. A communication from the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-3499. A communication from the Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``The Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3500. A communication from the Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law,
(10) ten reports relative to vacancies in the Department of Energy, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 1, 2013; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3501. A communication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Quality of Water, Colorado River Basin, Progress Report No. 24''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3502. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Qualification Tests for Safety-Related Actuators in Nuclear Power Plants'' (Regulatory Guide 1.73, Revision 1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3503. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Design of Structures, Components, Equipment, and Systems''
(NUREG-0800) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3504. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to Radiation Protection'' (NUREG-0800) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3505. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical Substances; Removal of Significant New Use Rules'' (FRL No. 9902-16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 5, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3506. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule''
(FRL No. 9901-98-OECA) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 5, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3507. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of Deadline for Action on the Section 126 Petition from Eliot, Maine'' (FRL No. 9902-55-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 5, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3508. 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: Bellefontaine; Determination of Attainment for the 2008 Lead Standard'' (FRL No. 9902-33-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 5, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3509. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Addition of ortho-Nitrotoluene; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting'' (FRL No. 9902-12-OEI) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 5, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3510. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country regarding any possible affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel (OSS-2013-1711); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3511. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a certification, of the proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense services to a Middle East country regarding any possible affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel (OSS-2013-1685); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3512. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (RSAT-13-3485); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3513. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``United States Participation in the United Nations in 2012''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3514. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, an annual report relative to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program for 2013; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3515. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of a determination to waive certain restrictions on maintaining a Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Office in Washington and on the receipt and expenditure of PLO funds for a period of six months; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3516. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2013-0179-2013-0184); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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