September 23, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 165 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 165
(Senate - September 23, 2020)
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[Pages S5830-S5832] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] 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-5511. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Trichoderma asperellum, strain T34; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10013-33-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5512. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pseudomonas fluorescens strain ACK55; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10013-27- OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5513. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``User Fees'' (RIN0790-AK45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5514. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the continuation of the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was established in Executive Order 13224 on September 23, 2001, as amended; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5515. 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; Texas; Construction Prior to Permit Amendment'' (FRL No. 10014-57-Region 6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5516. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Wyoming Underground Injection Control Program; Class VI Primacy'' (FRL No. 10013-68-OW) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5517. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (19-5.B)'' (FRL No. 10013-95-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5518. A communication from the Director of the Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Miscellaneous Changes Under the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019'' (Notice 2020-68) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5519. A communication from the Director of the Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice Regarding the Special Per Diem Rates for 2020-2021'' (Notice 2020-71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5520. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modifications to Rev. Proc. 2016-37 and Rev. Proc. 2019-39'' (Rev. Proc. 2020-40) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5521. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Update to Rev. Rul. 94-74'' (Rev. Rul. 2020-19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5522. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, a report relative to actions taken in fiscal year 2019 to conclude cultural property agreements with Bulgaria, China, Honduras, and Algeria; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5523. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, three (3) reports of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) from 2019 relative to memoranda of understanding and cultural property agreements; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5524. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Specialty Care Models to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Expenditures'' (RIN0938-AT89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5525. A communication from the Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Limitation on Deduction for Business Interest Expense'' ((RIN1545-BO73) (TD 9905)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5526. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the status of deconfliction channels with Iran; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5527. A communication from the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3538-EM in the State of Louisiana having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5528. A communication from the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3540-EM in the State of Texas having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5529. A communication from the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the cost of response and recovery efforts for FEMA-3529-EM in the State of Hawaii having exceeded the $5,000,000 limit for a single emergency declaration; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5530. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-09, Small Entity Compliance Guide'' (FAC 2020- 09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5531. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-09, Introduction'' (FAC 2020-09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5532. A communication from the Executive Director, Office of General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Temporary Waiver of Notarization Requirement for Spousal Consent; Withdrawal of Interim Rule'' (5 CFR Part 1650) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5533. A communication from the Executive Director, Office of General Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, [[Page S5831]] transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Financial hardship withdrawals'' (5 CFR Part 1650) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5534. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees'' (RIN3206-AO03) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5535. A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Employees' Retirement System; Normal Cost Percentage for Certain Members of the Capitol Police'' (RIN3206-AO02) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5536. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education-Open Textbooks Pilot Program'' (34 CRF Chapter VI) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5537. A communication from the Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Distance Education and Innovation'' (RIN1840- AD38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5538. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pension Benefit Statements - Lifetime Income Illustrations'' (RIN1210-AB20) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5539. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revocation of the Test for Mycoplasma'' (RIN0910-AH95) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5540. A communication from the Secretary of Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Direct Grant Programs, State-Administered Formula Grant Programs, Non Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, Strengthening Institutions Program, Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program, and Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions Program'' (RIN1840-AD45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5541. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of the Right to Introduce and Prohibition of Introduction of Persons into United States from Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes'' (RIN0920-AA76) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5542. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Civil Debt Collection Activity Report to Congress''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5543. A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Victims Compensation Fund established by the Witness Security Reform Act of 1984; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-5544. A communication from the Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism'' ((RIN3060-AK57) (CC Docket No. 02-6)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5545. A communication from the Program Analyst, Office of Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for fiscal year 2020, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking'' ((FCC 20-120) (MD Docket No. 20-105)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5546. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulations; Low Country Splash, Charleston, South Carolina'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0290)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5547. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Knowlton Revetment, Arkansas'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0520)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5548. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Victoria Barge Canal, Victoria, Texas'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0525)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5549. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0543)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5550. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, North Carolina'' ((RIN1625-AA09) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0027)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5551. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Northern Atlantic Ocean, Nahant, Massachusetts'' ((RIN1625- AA008) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0446)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5552. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Lake Pontchartrain'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020- 0510)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5553. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Horry County, Safety Zone; St Johns River and Atlantic Ocean, Jacksonville, Florida'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0382)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5554. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; September Fairport Parade; Lake Erie, Fairport, Ohio'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0539)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5555. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zones; Delaware River Dredging, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0545)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5556. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Emergency Safety Zone; Red River; Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0503)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5557. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Erie Yacht Club 125th Anniversary Summer Event, Presque Island Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0394)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5558. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming [[Page S5832]] Amendments'' (Docket No. USCG-2020-0304) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5559. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Cape Canaveral, Florida'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0536)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5560. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Horry County, South Carolina'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0498)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ____________________
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