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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 13

Volume 167, No. 214 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 S9123 on Dec. 13.

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-2791. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethenylbenzene, octyl imide, imide with polyethylene-polypropylene glycol 2-aminopropyl Me ether; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9233-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC-2792. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Isoprothiolane; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9063-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC-2793. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Cyflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9234-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC-2794. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2-Propenoic acid, telomer with N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2-propenamide, sodium 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]-1-propanesulfonate (1:1) and sodium sulfite (1:1), sodium salt; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8652-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC-2795. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pyriproxyfen; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8668-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC-2796. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Methylorubrum populi strain NLS0089; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 8918-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC-2797. A communication from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``AWA Research Facility Registration Updates, Reviews, and Reports'' ((RIN0579-AE54)

(Docket No. APHIS-2019-0001)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

EC-2798. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to end-strength levels for medical personnel for each component of the Armed Forces as of the end of the next fiscal year; to the Committee on Armed Services.

EC-2799. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting, a report relative to an extension on a travel restriction on senior officials' travel to the USCENTCOM AOR through June 1, 2021; to the Committee on Armed Services.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 214