Volume 164, No. 47 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 S1788-S1789 on March 19, 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-4599. A communication from the Acting Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Campanula spp. Plants for Planting in Approved Growing Media From Denmark into the United States'' (RIN0579-AE31) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4600. A communication from the Acting Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Viruses, Serums, Toxins, and Analogous Products; Expiration Date Required for Serial and Subserials and Determination of Expiration Date of Product'' (RIN0579-AD06) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4601. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate); Pesticide Tolerances'' (40 CFR Part 180) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4602. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Flutianil; Pesticide Tolerances'' (40 CFR Part 180) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4603. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``S-Metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerances'' (40 CFR Part 180) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-4604. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the mobilizations of selected reserve units, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-4605. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice of additional time required to complete a report relative to core depot-level maintenance and repair capability and sustaining workloads; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-4606. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa; Elements of the Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS); Final Rule'' (FRL No. 9975-78-Region 7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4607. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri; Elements of the Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, 2010 Sulfur Dioxide, and 2012 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 9975-71-Region 7) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-4608. 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 ``Loss Safe Harbor/RP-119318-17'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-08) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4609. 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 ``Hurricanes Harvey & Irma Cost Index Sec. 165/RP-128547-17'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-09) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4610. 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 ``Modified 2018 Cost-of-Living Adjustments to the Internal Revenue Code Tax Tables and Other Items'' (Rev. Proc. 2018-18) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4611. A communication from the Chair of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP'' ; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-4612. 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
``Clarification of When Products Made or Derived From Tobacco Are Regulated as Drugs, Devices, or Combination Products; Amendments to Regulations Regarding 'Intended Uses'; Partial Delay of Effective Date'' ((RIN0910-AH94) (Docket No. FDA-2015-N-2002)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4613. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Federal Activities Related to Stillbirth, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, and Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood'' ; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .
EC-4614. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2017 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Parts A and B Supplemental Awards Report to Congress'' ; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4615. A communication from the Board of Trustees, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual management report relative to its operations and financial condition for fiscal year 2017; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-4616. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs of the Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a legislative proposal relative to the President of the United States' Fiscal Year 2019 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-4617. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consolidated Cruise Ship Security Regulations'' ((RIN1625-AB30) (Docket No. USCG-2006-23846)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-4618. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Marine Casualty Reporting Property damage Thresholds'' ((RIN1625-AC33) (Docket No. USCG-2016-0748)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 16, 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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