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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       414. A letter from the Program Specialist, LRAD, Office of 
     the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- Economic Growth 
     and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 Amendments 
     [Docket ID: OCC-2016-0002] (RIN: 1557-AD95F) received January 
     26, 2017, 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.
       415. A letter from the Chairman and President, Export-
     Import Bank of the U.S., transmitting the Annual Report to 
     Congress on the operations of the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States for Fiscal Year 2016, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635g(a); July 31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec. 8(a) (as amended by 
     Public Law 93-646, Sec. 10) (88 Stat. 2336); to the Committee 
     on Financial Services.
       416. A letter from the Chief, Satellite Division, 
     International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Terrestrial Use 
     of the 2473-2495 MHz Band for Low-Power Mobile Broadband 
     Networks; Amendments to Rules for the Ancillary Terrestrial 
     Component of Mobile Satellite Service Systems [IB Docket No.: 
     13-213] (RM-11685) received January 30, 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.
       417. A letter from the Secretary, Board of Governors, 
     United States Postal Service, transmitting a report, by the 
     Board of Governors, as required by Sec. 3686(c) of the Postal 
     Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006; to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       418. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting the waiver of the deduction of pay 
     requirement for a reemployed annuitant, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     8344(k); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       419. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer and 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the Department's FY 2016 Agency 
     Financial 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 Government Reform.
       420. A letter from the Legal Counsel, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting a notification of a 
     federal designation of acting officer, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     3349(a); Public Law 105-277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to 
     the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       421. A letter from the Director, Federal Housing Finance 
     Agency, transmitting the Agency's FY 2016, No FEAR Act 
     report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 
     203(a); (116 Stat. 569); to the Committee on Oversight and 
     Government Reform.
       422. A letter from the Auditor, Office of the District of 
     Columbia Auditor, transmitting a report entitled, ``D.C. 
     Spent $41 Million in Emergency Contingency Funds Responding 
     to Winter Storm Jonas, and Could Have Saved Money Through 
     Negotiation and Improved Management of Retainer Contracts''; 
     to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       423. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory 
     Species; Commercial Retention Limit for Blacknose Sharks and 
     Non-Blacknose Small Coastal Sharks in the Atlantic Region 
     [Docket No.: 160129062-6999-02] (RIN: 0648-BF49) received 
     January 26, 2017, 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.
       424. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final

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     rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 
     Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Revision of 
     Bycatch Reduction Device Testing Manual [Docket No.: 
     160815740-6740-01] (RIN: 0648-BG28-X) received January 26, 
     2017, 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.
       425. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- International Fisheries; 
     Tuna and Tuna-Like Species in the Eastern Pacific Ocean; 
     Silky Shark Fishing Restrictions and Fish Aggregating Device 
     Data Collection and Identification [Docket No.: 160801681-
     6999-02] (RIN: 0648-BG22) received January 26, 2017, 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.
       426. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Framework 
     Adjustment 9 [Docket No.: 160615524-6999-02] (RIN: 0648-BG13) 
     received January 26, 2017, 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.
       427. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the 
     Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-
     Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Regulatory 
     Amendment 16 [Docket No.: 131113952-6999-02] (RIN: 0648-BD78) 
     received January 26, 2017, 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.
       428. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the 
     Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 
     Specification of Management Measures for Atlantic Herring for 
     the 2016-2018 Fishing Years [Docket No.: 151215999-6960-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BF64) received January 26, 2017, 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.
       429. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Allow the Use of Longline Pot Gear 
     in the Gulf of Alaska Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota 
     Fishery; Amendment 101 [Docket No.: 151001910-6999-02] (RIN: 
     0648-BF42) received January 26, 2017, 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.
       430. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive 
     Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
     Crab Rationalization Program [Docket No.: 160617541-6999-02] 
     (RIN: 0648-BG15) received January 26, 2017, 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.
       431. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator for 
     Regulatory Programs, NMFS, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting 
     the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Act 
     Provisions; National Standard Guidelines [Docket No.: 
     120416013-6270-03] (RIN: 0648-BB92) received January 26, 
     2017, 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.
       432. A letter from the Director, NMFS, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the 2016 Report to Congress on the Disclosure of 
     Financial Interest and Recusal Requirements for Regional 
     Fishery Management Councils and Scientific and Statistical 
     Committees and on Apportionment of Membership on the Regional 
     Fishery Management Councils, pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Secs. 302(b)(2)(B) 
     and 302(j)(9); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       433. A letter from the Vice Chairman and Executive 
     Director, Administrative Conference of the United States, 
     transmitting Recommendations Adopted by the Administrative 
     Conference of the United States in 2016 at its 65th and 66th 
     plenary sessions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       434. A letter from the Staff Director, Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting a copy of the charter for the U.S. 
     Commission on Civil Rights state advisory committees, 
     pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 41 C.F.R. 
     Sec. 102-3.70; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       435. A letter from the Alternate OSD FRLO, Office of the 
     Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation 
     Adjustment [Docket ID: DOD-2016-OS-0045] (RIN: 0790-ZA12) 
     received January 26, 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.
       436. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Department of 
     Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule 
     -- Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation [Docket 
     No.: DHS-2016-0034] (RIN 1601-AA80) received January 27, 
     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.
       437. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting a letter written in response to the Office of 
     the Ombudsman's 2014 Annual Report that was filed with 
     Congress on January 8, 2016, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7385s-
     15(e)(4); Public Law 106-398, Sec. 1 (as amended by Public 
     Law 113-291, Sec. 3141(b)); (128 Stat. 3899); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       438. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, 
     Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's 
     final rule -- Amendment of Class E Airspace, Blue Mesa, CO 
     [Docket No.: FAA-2016-7043; Airspace Docket No.: 16-ANM-6] 
     received January 26, 2017, 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.
       439. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulation Policy 
     and Management, Office of the Secretary (00REG), Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's interim 
     final rule -- Fertility Counseling and Treatment for Certain 
     Veterans and Spouses (RIN: 2900-AP94) received January 27, 
     2017, 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.
       440. A letter from the Acting Chief Privacy Officer, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's Privacy Office's Fiscal Year 2016 Semiannual 
     Report to Congress, as required by Sec. 803 of the 
     Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
     2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
       441. A letter from the Deputy Inspector General for Audit 
     Services, Office of the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting a report titled 
     ``Review of Medicare Contractor Information Security Program 
     Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2015'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     1395kk-1(e)(2)(C)(ii); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, 
     Sec. 1874A(e)(2)(C)(ii) (as amended by Public Law 108-173, 
     Sec. 912(a)); (117 Stat. 2388); jointly to the Committees on 
     Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
       442. A letter from the Executive Director and Chair, World 
     War I Centennial Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     periodic report for the period ended December 31, 2016, 
     pursuant to Public Law 112-272, Sec. 5(b)(1); (126 Stat. 
     2450); jointly to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform and Natural Resources.
       443. A letter from the Executive Director and Chair, World 
     War I Centennial Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     periodic report for the period ended June 30, 2016, pursuant 
     to Public Law 112-272, Sec. 5(b)(1); (126 Stat. 2450); 
     jointly to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform 
     and Natural Resources.
       444. A letter from the Executive Director and Chair, World 
     War I Centennial Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     periodic report for the period ended September 30, 2016, 
     pursuant to Public Law 112-272, Sec. 5(b)(1); (126 Stat. 
     2450); jointly to the Committees on Oversight and Government 
     Reform and Natural Resources.
       445. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Presidential Memorandum regarding construction of the 
     Keystone XL Pipeline; jointly to the Committees on Foreign 
     Affairs, Natural Resources, Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce.

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