Volume 164, No. 83 covering the 2nd Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 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 S2791-S2792 on May 21, 2018.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
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-5209. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Tebuconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9976-62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5210. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report on the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) Advisory Committee Vacancies and Public Disclosures''; to the Committees on Appropriations; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5211. A communication from the Senior Official performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense
(Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2018 Report to Congress on Sustainable Ranges''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5212. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), transmitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual report entitled, ``Acceptance of Contributions for Defense Programs, Projects, and Activities; Defense Cooperation Account'' and a semiannual listing of personal property contributed by coalition partners; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5213. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5214. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Distribution of Department of Defense Depot Maintenance Workloads for Fiscal Years 2017 through 2019''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5215. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Corrosion Policy and Oversight Budget Materials for Fiscal Year 2019''; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5216. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the export to the People's Republic of China of items not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-5217. 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 (Pennsylvania: Catharine, Township of, Blair County, et al.)'' ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. FEMA-2018-0002)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-5218. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revised Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-003-7 - Cyber Security - Security Management Controls'' ((RIN1902-AF44) (Docket No. RM17-11-000)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-5219. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 9978-14-OLEM) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5220. 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; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9977-26-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5221. A communication from the Acting Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``2017 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5222. 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 ``New Accounting Standards for Revenue Recognition (FASB 606)'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-29) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5223. 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 ``Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration - 2018 Section 45Q Inflation Adjustment Factor'' (Notice 2018-40) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5224. 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 ``2019 Sec. 223 Inflation-Adjusted Item'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-30) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5225. 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 ``Determination of Housing Cost Amounts Eligible for Exclusion or Deduction for 2018'' (Notice 2018-44) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5226. 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 ``2018 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures'' (Notice 2018-45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5227. 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 ``2018 List of Automatic Changes'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-5228. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Marine Microalgae'' ((21 CFR Part 573) (Docket No. FDA-2014-F-1509)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5229. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels and Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion; Dual-Column Labeling; Updating, Modifying, and Establishing Certain Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed; Serving Size for Breath Mints; and Technical Amendments; Extension of Compliance Dates''
((RIN0910-AH92) (Docket Nos. FDA-2012-N-1210 and FDA-2004-N-0258)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5230. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Advisory Committee; Food Advisory Committee; Termination'' ((21 CFR Part 14) (Docket No. FDA-2017-N-6379)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5231. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Crabmeat; Amendment of Common or Usual Name Regulation'' ((RIN0910-AI04) (Docket No. FDA-2018-N-1438)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5232. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Removal of Certain Time of Inspection and Duties of Inspector Regulations for Biological Products; Withdrawal'' ((RIN0910-AH49) (Docket No. FDA-2017-N-7007)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5233. A communication from the Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Met Many Requirements of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 but Did Not Fully Comply for Fiscal Year 2017''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5234. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of the Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5235. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Reconnaissance Office Freedom of Information Act Program'' (RIN0790-AJ66) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5236. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) Freedom of Information Act Program'' (RIN0790-AJ62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 3, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5237. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) Freedom of Information Act Program''
(RIN0790-AJ68) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5238. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Imagery Mapping Agency (NIMA) Freedom of Information Act Program'' (RIN0790-AJ64) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5239. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Investigative Service (DIS) Freedom of Information Act Program'' (RIN0790-AJ67) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5240. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Freedom of Information Act'' (RIN0790-AJ63) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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On page S2792, May 21, 2018, in the middle of the third column, the following appears: EC-5240. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Freedom of Information Act'' (RIN0790-AJ63) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-5240. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Freedom of Information Act'' (RIN0790-
AJ63) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2018; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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EC-5241. A communication from the Regulation Policy Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Authority of Health Care Providers to Practice Telehealth'' (RIN2900-AQ06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5242. A communication from the Regulation Policy Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Expanded Access to Non-VA Care through the Veterans Choice Program''
(RIN2900-AP60) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 15, 2018; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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