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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7151 on Nov. 15, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
3665. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Only One Offer-Further Implementation
(DFARS Case 2013-D001) (RIN: 0750-AH89) received October 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
3666. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: New Designated Country-Croatia (DFARS Case 2013-D031) (RIN: 0750-AI09) received October 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
3667. A letter from the Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Approval of Rental Waiver Requests
(DFARS Case 2013-D006) (RIN: 0750-AI03) received October 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Services.
3668. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the System's Semiannual Report to Congress for the six-month period ending September 30, 2013, as required by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services.
3669. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's fifth report on Government dam use charges under Section 10(e)(2) of the Federal Power Act, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 803; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3670. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report on the information technology strategic plan, pursuant to Public Law 112-144, section 1125(a)(1) (126 Stat. 1115); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3671. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 [CMS-9957-F2; CMS-9964-F2]
(RIN: 0938-AR82; RIN: 0938-AR74) received October 29, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3672. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's ``Major'' final rule -- Final Rules under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; Technical Amendment to External Review for Multi-State Plan Program
(RIN: 1210-AB30) received November 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3673. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting notification that the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared in Executive Order 12938, as amended, is to continue in effect for 1 year beyond November 14, 2013; (H. Doc. No. 113--73); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
3674. A letter from the Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Energy, transmitting ten reports pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
3675. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
3676. A letter from the General Counsel, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a report pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
3677. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting the biennial report on the quality of water in the Colorado River Basin (Progress Report No. 24); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
3678. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's decision not to appeal the decisions of the district court in the case of Beer, et al. v. United States, No. 09-37 (CFC); Gettleman v. United States, No. 11-464 (CFC); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
3679. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's
``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for CY 2014 [CMS-8053-N] (RIN: 0938-AR59) received October 29, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
3680. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's
``Major'' final rule -- Medicare Program; Part A Premiums for CY 2014 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement [CMS-8054-N]
(RIN: 0938-AR57) received October 29, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
3681. A letter from the Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final rule -- FFI Agreement for Participating FFI and Reporting Model 2 FFI [Notice 2013-69] received November 4, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
3682. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Extension of the Expiration Date for State Disability Examiner Authority to Make Fully Favorable Quick Disability Determinations and Compassionate Allowances [Docket No.: SSA-2013-0023] (RIN: 0960-AH59) received November 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
3683. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2012 Defense Environmental Programs Annual Report; jointly to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce.
3684. A letter from the Program Manager, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2014 [CMS-8055-N] (RIN: 0938-AR58) received October 29, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
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