Volume 164, No. 193 covering the 2nd Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) 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 H9766-H9767 on Dec. 6, 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 COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
7084. A letter from the Under Secretary, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of violations of the Antideficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; Public Law 97-258; (96 Stat. 926); to the Committee on Appropriations.
7085. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 2018 Report to Congress, pursuant to the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016, Sec. 2062(c); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7086. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Revisions to California State Implementation Plan; South Coast Air Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits [EPA-R09-OAR-2018-0413; FRL-9985-75-Region 9] received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7087. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's interim final rule -- Safe Management of Recalled Airbags [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0646; FRL9986-91-OLEM] received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7088. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Puerto Rico; Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 and 2008 Ozone, 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter and 2008 Lead NAAQS; Transport Provisions [EPA-R02-OAR-2016-0060; FRL-9987-03-Region 2] received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7089. A letter from the Director, Regulation Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz-Z) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0175; FRL-9987-02-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AT52) received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7090. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS [EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0344; FRL-9986-82-Region 1] received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7091. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Consumer Products and Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings; Correction [EPA-R01-OAR-2018-0099; FRL-9986-97-Region 1] received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7092. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; South Coast Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0711; FRL-9986-61-Region 9] received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
7093. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, transmitting a Periodic Report on the National Emergency Caused by the Lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979 for February 26, 2018, to August 25, 2018, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c);
(91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
7094. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting Transmittal No. 19-07, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
7095. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting Transmittal No. 02-19, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
7096. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a notification of discontinuation of service in acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, 151(b);
(112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
7097. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a notification of designation of acting officer, and nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
7098. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2018 Agency Financial Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
7099. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Treatment of Amounts Paid to Section 170(c) Organizations under Employer Leave-Based Donation Programs to Aid Victims of Hurricane Michael [Notice 2018-89] received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
7100. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Rev. Proc. on section 471 costs/negative additional section 263 A costs (Rev. Proc. 2018-56) received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
7101. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rules -- Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act [TD-9841] (RIN: 1545-BN91) received November 27, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
7102. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting a letter presenting views of the Department on S. 3003, the ``Inspector General Access Act of 2018'' and H.R. 3154, the ''Inspector General Access Act of 2017''; jointly to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and the Judiciary.
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