Volume 167, No. 178 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the House of Representatives section section on pages H5604-H5606 on Oct. 8.
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:
EC-2336. A letter from the Compliance Specialist, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Partial Withdrawal (RIN: 1235-AA21) received September 24, 2021, 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.
EC-2337. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(i), Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Eagle River, Wisconsin) [MB Docket No. 21-157] (RM-11902) received August 17, 2021, 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.
EC-2338. A letter from the President of the United States, transmitting notification that the national emergency declared with respect to the situation in and in relation to Syria in Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019, is to continue in effect beyond October 14, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 202(d); (90 Stat. 1257) (H. Doc. No. 117--64); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
EC-2339. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-003, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2340. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-008, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2341. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-009, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2342. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-015, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2343. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-018, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2344. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-022, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2345. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-025, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2346. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-027, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2347. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-049, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2348. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-072, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2349. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-074, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2350. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-082, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2351. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-087, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2352. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-090, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2353. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-025, pursuant to Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2354. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-060, pursuant to Section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2355. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-080, pursuant to Section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-2356. A letter from the Executive Director of Operations, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's direct final rule -- Government in the Sunshine Act [Docket No.: DNFSB-2021-0001] received September 20, 2021, 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.
EC-2357. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2021 Re-Opening and Subsequent Closure of the Commercial Longline Fishery for South Atlantic Golden Tilefish [Docket No.: 120404257-3325-02; RTID 0648-XA921] received August 25, 2021, 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.
EC-2358. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2021 Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season in the Gulf of Mexico [Docket No.: 140818679-5356-02] (RTID: 0648-XA942) received August 25, 2021, 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.
EC-2359. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2021-2022 Recreational Fishing Season for Black Sea Bass
[Docket No.: 130403320-4891-02] (RTID: 0648-XA938) received August 25, 2021, 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.
EC-2360. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Common Pool Fishery and Other Measures for Fishing Year 2021 [Docket No.: 200723-0199; RTID 0648-XA979] received August 25, 2021, 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.
EC-2361. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2021 Management Area 3 Sub-Annual Catch Limit Harvested [Docket No: 210325-0071; RTID 0648-XA993] received August 25, 2021, 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.
EC-2362. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pollock in the West Yakutat District in the Gulf of Alaska
[Docket No.: 210210-0018; RTID 0648-XA987] received August 25, 2021, 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.
EC-2363. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Lake of the Ozarks, Mile Marker 7, Lake of the Ozarks, MO [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0597] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2364. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Temporary Safety Zone; Ferdon Wedding Fireworks Display, Harbor Springs, MI; Sector Sault Sainte Marie Captain of the Port Zone [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0608] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2365. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Patapsco River, Northwest and Inner Harbors, Baltimore, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0496] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2366. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; St. Mary's River, St. George Creek, Piney Point, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0346] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2367. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Great South Bay, Brightwaters, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0545] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2368. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Patapsco River, Baltimore, MD [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0327] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2369. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0603] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2370. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Delaware Bay, Lower Township, NJ [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0146] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2371. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Electronic Submission of Facility Operations and Emergency Manuals [Docket No.: USCG-2020-0315]
(RIN: 1625-AC61) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2372. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zones; Sabine Pass Channel, Cameron, LA [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0120] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2373. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Lighthouse Musicfest, Huntington Bay, Long Island, NY [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0653] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2374. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Corpus Christi Bay; Corpus Christi, TX [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0569] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2375. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporay final rule -- Temporary Safety Zone; Ferdon Wedding Fireworks Display, Harbor Springs, MI; Sector Sault Sainte Marie Captain of the Port Zone [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0608] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2376. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, Prince William County, VA [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0497] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2377. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone, Recurring Events in Captain of the Port Duluth -- Bridgefest Regatta Fireworks [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0610] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received September 23, 2021, 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.
EC-2378. A letter from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of General Counsel (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Elimination of Copayment for Opioid Antagonists and Education on Use of Opioid Antagonists (RIN: 2900-AQ31) received September 22, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2379. A letter from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of General Counsel (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- Extension of Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Eligibility for Legacy Participants and Legacy Applicants (RIN: 2900-AR28) received September 22, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2380. A letter from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of General Counsel (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Referral for VA Administrative Decision for Character of Discharge Determinations (RIN: 2900-AR03) received September 22, 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2381. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District
[EPA-R09-OAR-2021-0366; FRL-8797-02-R9] received September 10, 2021, 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.
EC-2382. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- State Populations Residing in a Qualified Disaster Zone [Notice 2021-45] received August 17, 201, 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.
EC-2383. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's temporary regulations -- Recapture of Excess Employment Tax Credits Under the Families First Act and the CARES Act [TD 9904] (RIN: 1545-BP89) received August 17, 2021, 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.
EC-2384. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final regulations -- Nuclear Decommissioning Funds
[TD 9906] (RIN: 1545-BN42) received August 17, 2021, 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.
EC-2385. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final regulations -- Mandatory 60-Day Postponement of Certain Tax-Related Deadlines by Reason of a Federally Declared Disaster [TD 9950] (RIN: 1545-BP98) received August 17, 2021, 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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