Volume 163, No. 5 covering the 1st Session of the 115th Congress (2017 - 2018) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H233-H234 on Jan. 9, 2017.
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:
103. A letter from the Under Secretary, Comptroller, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of multiple violations of the Antideficiency Act, Army case number 16-05, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; Public Law 97-258; (96 Stat. 926); to the Committee on Appropriations.
104. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Board of Actuaries, Department of Defense, transmitting the 2016 Report of the Department of Defense Board of Actuaries, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 183(c)(1); Public Law 110-181, Sec. 906(a)(1); (122 Stat. 27); to the Committee on Armed Services.
105. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress On Enhancing Tracking and Tracing of Food and Recordkeeping, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 2223(a)(3); Public Law 111-353, Sec. 204(a)(3); (124 Stat. 3930); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
106. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Postmarketing Safety Reporting for Combination Products
[Docket No.: FDA-2008-N-0424] (RIN: 0910-AF82) received January 5, 2017, 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.
107. A letter from the Regulatory Specialist, LRA, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Industrial and Commercial Metals [Docket No.: OCC-2016-0022]
(RIN: 1557-AD93) received January 5, 2017, 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.
108. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's Report to Congress on the Global Supply and Trade of Elemental Mercury, pursuant to Sec. 6 of the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
109. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Feed Grade Sodium Formate [Docket No.: FDA-2015-F-4282] received January 5, 2017, 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.
110. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Increase in the Maximum Amount of Primary Nuclear Liability Insurance [NRC-2016-0164] (RIN: 3150-AJ81) received January 5, 2017, 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.
111. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's withdrawal -- Withdrawal of Regulatory Guides 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 [NRC-2016-0246] received January 5, 2017, 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.
112. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Compressors [Docket No.: EERE-2014-BT-TP-0054] (RIN: 1904-AD43) received January 5, 2017, 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.
113. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Addition of Certain Persons and Revisions to Entries on the Entity List; and Removal of a Person From the Entity List [Docket No.: 161221999-6999-01] (RIN: 0694-AH23) received January 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
114. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- DoD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program [DOD-2007-OS-0086] (RIN: 0790-AI24) received January 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
115. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress for the period April 1, 2016, through September 30, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); Public Law 95-452, Sec. 5(b); (92 Stat. 1103); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
116. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Update Contract Reporting Responsibilities [GSAR Change 80; GSAR Case 2016-G508; Docket No.: 2016-0020; Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: 3090-AJ80) received January 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
117. A letter from the Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting the National Archives' report on the gift of a Learning Center and other physical improvements for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, MI, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2112(a)(4); Pub. L 90-620 (as amended by Public Law 99-323, Sec. 3(a)); (100 Stat. 496); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
118. A letter from the Director, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's interim final rule -- Freedom of Information Act Regulation (RIN: 3209-AA39) received January 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
119. A letter from the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Director for Financial Management, Office of CFO and Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation [Docket No.: 161220999-6999-01] (RIN: 0605-AA47) received January 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
120. A letter from the Director, Office of Government Ethics, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Post-Employment Conflict of Interest Restrictions; Revision of Departmental Component Designations (RIN: 3209-AA14) received January 5, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
121. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendments To Streamline Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wine, Beer, Malt Beverages, Tobacco Products, Processed Tobacco, and Cigarette Papers and Tubes and Facilitate Use of the International Trade Data System [Docket No.: TTB-2016-0004; T.D. TTB-145; Ref: Notice No. 159] (RIN: 1513-AC15) received January 5, 2017, 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.
122. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Syndicated Conservation Easement Transactions [Notice 2017-10] received January 5, 2017, 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.
123. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final regulations and removal of temporary regulations -- Definitions and Reporting Requirements for Shareholders of Passive Foreign Investment Companies [TD 9806] (RIN: 1545-BK66) received January 5, 2017, 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.
124. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- 2017 Section 1274A CPI Adjustments (Rev. Rul. 2016-30) received January 5, 2017, 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.
125. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Maintaining certification as a certified professional employer organization (Rev. Proc. 2017-14) received January 5, 2017, 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.
126. A letter from the Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, transmitting the Commission's report titled
``Medical Malpractice: Evidence on Reform Alternatives and Claims Involving Elderly Patients'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 280g-15(h)(3); July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 399V-4
(as added by Public Law 111-148, Sec. 10607); (124 Stat. 1013); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
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