Volume 165, No. 192 covering the 1st Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) 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 H9219-H9221 on Dec. 3, 2019.
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:
3127. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Swine Health Protection Act; Amendments to Garbage Feeding Regulations [Docket No.: APHIS-2018-0067] (RIN: 0579-AE50) received November 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
3128. A letter from the Program Specialist, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Other Real Estate Owned and Technical Amendments [Docket ID: OCC-2019-0004] (RIN: 1557-AE50) received November 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
3129. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
(RIN: 3064-AE67) received November 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services.
3130. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final priority -- Final Priority for Discretionary Grant Programs [Docket ID: ED-2019-OPEPD-0019] (RIN: 1875-AA12) received November 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
3131. A letter from the Division Director, Division of Policy, Legislation, and Regulation, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Procurement Roles and Responsibilities for Job Corps Contracts (RIN: 1205-AB96) received November 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.
3132. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Agency's interim final rule
-- Medicaid Program; Covered Outpatient Drug; Further Delay of Inclusion of Territories in Definitions of States and United States [CMS-2345-IFC3] (RIN: 0938-AT09) received November 22, 2019, 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.
3133. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a legislative proposal, To provide for utility incentives that the Department of Homeland Security may receive, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3134. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Increasing Recycling: Adding Aerosol Cans to the Universal Waste Regulations [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0463; FRL-10002-49-OLEM] (RIN: 2050-AG92) received November 22, 2019, 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.
3135. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Ohio; Redesignation of the Ohio Portion of the Steubenville Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area [EPA-R05-OAR-2019-0394; FRL-10002-56-Region 5] received November 22, 2019, 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.
3136. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- North Dakota: Codification and Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Underground Storage Tank Program [EPA-R08-UST-2018-0728; FRL-10000-51-Region 8] received November 22, 2019, 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.
3137. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Regional Haze Five Year Progress Report [EPA-R01-OAR-2019-0348; FRL-10002-42-Region 1] received November 22, 2019, 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.
3138. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Vermont; Reasonably Available Control Technology for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards [EPA-R01-OAR-2019-0221; FRL-10002-16-Region 1] received November 22, 2019, 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.
3139. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Clothianidin; Pesticide Tolerances
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0771; FRL-10000-64] received November 22, 2019, 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.
3140. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Cyflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0636; FRL-9996-61] received November 22, 2019, 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.
3141. 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 Labeling: Calorie Labeling of Articles of Food Sold From Certain Vending Machines; Front of Package Type Size [Docket No.: FDA-2011-F-0171] (RIN: 0910-AH83) received November 22, 2019, 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.
3142. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Miscellaneous Corrections [NRC-2019-0128] (RIN: 3150-AK34) received November 22, 2019, 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.
3143. A letter from the Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, covering the six-month period ending September 30, 2019; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
3144. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting the Service's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, for the period April 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019, pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and Public Law 100-504; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
3145. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress on Audit Follow-up, covering the six-month period ending September 30, 2019, pursuant to the Inspector General Act, as amended, Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
3146. A letter from the Treasurer, National Gallery of Art, transmitting the Gallery's Performance and Accountability Report for the year ended September 30, 2109 which includes consolidated financial statements, federal financial statements (as supplementary schedules) and auditor's 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 Reform.
3147. A letter from the Chairman, and the General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Board's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress covering the period of April 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
3148. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's Small Entity Compliance Guide -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-02 [Docket No.: FAR-2019-0001, Sequence No. 7] received November 22, 2019, 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 Reform.
3149. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Reporting of Nonconforming Items to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program [FAC: 2020-02, FAR Case 2013-002; Docket No.: FAR-2013-0002, Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: 9000-AM58) received November 22, 2019, 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 Reform.
3150. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's Office of the Inspector General Semiannual Report to the Congress, for the period April 1, 2019 -- September 30, 2019, pursuant to Public Law 95-425, as amended; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
3151. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's notification of quota transfer -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From NC to RI and VA [RTID: 0648-XX020] received November 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
3152. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's modification of fishing seasons -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifications of the West Coast Recreational and Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Actions #6 Through #27
[Docket No.: 180702602-9400-01] (RIN: 0648-XW007) received November 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
3153. A letter from the Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2019-2020 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments
[Docket No.: 180625576-8999-02] (RIN: 0648-BJ36) received November 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
3154. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Licensing, Registration, Financial Responsibility Requirements, and General Duties for Ocean Transportation Intermediaries [Docket No.: 18-11] (RIN: 3072-AC73) received November 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3155. A letter from the Administrators, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting the 23rd edition of the biennial
``Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance'' Report to Congress, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 167(h); Public Law 112-141, Sec. 1115(a) (as amended by Public Law 114- 94, Sec. 1116(a)); (129 Stat. 1353); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
3156. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Service's final regulations -- Estate and Gift Taxes; Difference in the Basic Exclusion Amount [TC 9884] (RIN: 1545-BO72) received November 26, 2019, 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.
3157. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- Guidance to Qualified States Requesting Allocations of Unused Low-Income Housing Credit Carryovers
(Rev. Proc.: 2019-45) received November 26, 2019, 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.
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