Volume 167, No. 189 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 - 2022) 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 AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the Senate section section on page S7416 on Oct. 27.
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-2420. A communication from the Acting Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation''' (CPCLO Order No. 009-2021) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2421. A communication from the Agency Representative, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Electronic Submission of a Sequence Listing, a Large Table, or a Computer Program Listing Appendix in Patent Applications'' (RIN0651-AD48) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-2422. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Propamocarb; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8871-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-2423. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Vice Admiral Timothy G. Szymanski, United States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-2424. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was originally declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-2425. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 14024 with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-2426. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12170 with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-2427. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13536 with respect to Somalia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-2428. A communication from the Acting Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to transactions involving U.S. exports to Canada, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-2429. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for Notification of Nonpayment of Rent'' (RIN2501-AD99) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-2430. A communication from the Supervisor, Human Resources Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to vacancies in the Environmental Protection Agency, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2431. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Attainment Plan for the Rhinelander SO2 Nonattainment area'' (FRL No. 8692-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2432. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; Sacramento Metro Area; 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements'' (FRL No. 8723-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2433. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Nevada; Las Vegas Valley; Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan''
(FRL No. 8725-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2434. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Washington: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification and Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 8849-01-R10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2435. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 8855-02-R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-2436. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to two (2) vacancies in the Department of Health and Human Services, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 18, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-2437. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws'' (RIN0625-AB10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 19, 2021; to the Committee on Finance.
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