EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 109
(Senate - June 27, 2019)

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                   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-1783. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Ethiprole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9984-
     41-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1784. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Fluopyram; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9994-
     36-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1785. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Mefentrifluconazole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL 
     No. 9994-51-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
        EC-1786. A communication from the Senior Official 
     performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of four 
     (4) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of 
     major general in accordance with title 10, United States 
     Code, section 777, this will not cause the Department to 
     exceed the number of frocked officers authorized; to the 
     Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1787. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Availability to the Public of Defense Nuclear 
     Agency (DNA) Instructions and Changes Thereto'' (RIN0790-
     AK55) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on Armed Services.


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  On page S4625, June 27, 2019, at the bottom of the second 
column, the following appears: EC-1787. A communication from the 
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
the report of a rule entitled ``Availability to the Public of 
Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) Instructions and Changes Thereto'' 
(RIN0790-AK55) received on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on 
Armed Services.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-1787. A 
communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Availability to 
the Public of Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) Instructions and 
Changes Thereto'' (RIN0790-AK55) received in the Office of the 
President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on 
Armed Services.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

       EC-1788. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``General Procedures and Delegations of the 
     Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health 
     Sciences'' (RIN0790-AK37) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S4625, June 27, 2019, at the top of the third column, 
the following appears: EC-1788. A communication from the Alternate 
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
of a rule entitled ``General Procedures and Delegations of the 
Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of the Health 
Sciences'' (RIN0790-AK37) received on June 26, 2019; to the 
Committee on Armed Services.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-1788. A 
communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General 
Procedures and Delegations of the Board of Regents, Uniformed 
Services University of the Health Sciences'' (RIN0790-AK37) 
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 26, 
2019; to the Committee on Armed Services.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

       EC-1789. A communication from the Alternate Federal 
     Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Public Meeting Procedures of the Board of 
     Regents, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences'' 
     (RIN0790-AK36) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on Armed Services.


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On page S4625, June 27, 2019, at the top of the third column, 
the following appears: EC-1789. A communication from the 
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
the report of a rule entitled ``Public Meeting Procedures of the 
Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University of Health 
Sciences'' (RIN0790-AK36) received on June 26, 2019; to the 
Committee on Armed Services.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: EC-1789. A 
communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Public Meeting 
Procedures of the Board of Regents, Uniformed Services University 
of Health Sciences'' (RIN0790-AK36) received in the Office of 
the President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on 
Armed Services.


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

        EC-1790. A communication from the Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the 105th Annual Report of the Federal Reserve Board 
     covering operations for calendar year 2018; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1791. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Addition of Entities to the 
     Entity List and Revision of an Entry on the Entity List'' 
     (RIN0694-AH83) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1792. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
     Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Addition of Entities to the 
     Entity List'' (RIN0694-AH86) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1793. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Capital, Margin, and Segregation Requirements 
     for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap 
     Participants and Capital Requirements for Broker-Dealers'' 
     (RIN3235-AL12) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs.
        EC-1794. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem 
     Restoration Project, Chesapeake Bay, Dorchester County, 
     Maryland; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1795. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army (Civil Works), transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
     report relative to the navigation improvements at San Juan 
     Harbor, Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-1796. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approvals; California, Mojave Desert Air 
     Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9994-19-Region 9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     25, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1797. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approvals; California, Antelope Valley 
     Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9994-20-Region 9) 
     received in

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     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1798. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Indiana; SO2 Emission 
     Limitations for United States Steel-Gary Works'' (FRL No. 
     9995-67-Region 5) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
        EC-1799. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; KY; Attainment Plan for 
     Jefferson County SO2 Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9995-59-
     Region 4) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-1800. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Albuquerque/
     Bernalillo County; Minor New Source Review (NSR) 
     Preconstruction Permitting Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9995-
     44-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
        EC-1801. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Regional Haze Five-
     Year Progress Report'' (FRL No. 9995-36-Region 6) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1802. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Change of Address for Region 1 Reports; Technical 
     Correction'' (FRL No. 9995-50-Region 1) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2019; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1803. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission 
     Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Existing Electric 
     Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guideline 
     Implementing Regulations'' (FRL No. 9995-70-OAR) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 25, 2019; 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
        EC-1804. A communication from the Director of the 
     Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection 
     Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Technical corrections to Maine Protection, 
     Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) regulations and 
     disposal sites designated under the MPRSA'' (FRL No. 9995-28-
     OW) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 25, 2019; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
        EC-1805. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation of a 
     group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Secretary of 
     State (OSS-2019-0731); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
        EC-1806. communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     certification of a proposed license for the export of defense 
     articles, including technical data and defense services, to 
     the United Kingdom to support the maintenance, repair, and 
     overhaul of the F135 propulsion system powering the F-35 
     Lightning II aircraft in the amount of $100,000,000 or more 
     (Transmittal No. DDTC 18-108); to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
        EC-1807. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer 
     Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; 
     Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits'' (29 
     CFR Parts 4022 and 4044) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 25, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1808. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Removing the Outdated Regulations 
     Regarding the National Hansen's Disease Program'' (RIN0906-
     AB20) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1809. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, 
     Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Removing the Outdated Regulations 
     Regarding the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) 
     Program'' (RIN0906-AB21) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
        EC-1810. A communication from the Associate General 
     Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to a 
     vacancy in the position of Inspector General, Department of 
     Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
        EC-1811. A communication from the Regulation Policy 
     Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and 
     Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA 
     Acquisition Regulation: Special Contracting Methods'' 
     (RIN2900-AQ19) received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
        EC-1812. A communication from the Assistant General 
     Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
     rule entitled ``Safety Standard for Stationary Activity 
     Centers'' (16 CFR Parts 1112 and 1238) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1813. A communication from the Program Analyst, 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 
     Standard, MY 2018 High-Theft Light-Duty Truck and Exempted 
     Vehicle Line Listing'' (RIN2127-AL79) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1814. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Revised 
     2017 Fishing Restrictions for Tropical Tuna in the Eastern 
     Pacific Ocean'' (RIN0648-BH12) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1815. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of 
     the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 
     2018 and 2019 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish'' 
     (RIN0648-XF633) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 26, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
        EC-1816. A communication from the Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
     Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``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'' (RIN0648-BF42) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     26, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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