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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1224-H1226 on Feb. 23, 2018.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
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:
4065. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Director, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Indaziflam; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0551; FRL-9973-10] received February 16, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
4066. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the Office's Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2019, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 901a(9); Public Law 99-177, Sec. 251A (as added Public Law 112-25, Sec. 302(a)); (125 Stat. 256); to the Committee on Appropriations.
4067. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting the Office's Sequestration Preview Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2019, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 904(c); Public Law 99-177, Sec. 254 (as amended by Public Law 112-25, Sec. 103(1)); (125 Stat. 246); to the Committee on Appropriations.
4068. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's report titled
``Report on the Effects of Military Helicopter Noise on National Capital Region Communities and Individuals'', pursuant to Public Law 114-328, Sec. 1073(d)(1); (130 Stat. 2415); to the Committee on Armed Services.
4069. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's interim final rule -- Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects: Delay of the Revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects received January 25, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
4070. A letter from the Acting Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits received January 25, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
4071. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Safety Standard for Children's Folding Chairs and Stools [Docket No.: CPSC-2015-0029] received February 14, 2018, 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.
4072. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's report titled, ``The Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children'', pursuant to Section 6 of the Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4073. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Methyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside (Alpha Methyl Mannoside); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0314; FRL-9972-04] received February 16, 2018, 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.
4074. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Quizalofop ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0152; FRL-9972-24] received February 15, 2018, 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.
4075. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval of Arizona Air Plan Revisions, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality [EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0468; FRL-9974-68-Region 9] received February 15, 2018, 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.
4076. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Revisions to Implement the Revocation of the 1997 Ozone NAAQS [EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0382; FRL-9974-66-Region 3] received February 15, 2018, 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.
4077. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Nonattainment New Source Review Permit Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0150; FRL-9973-18-Region 1] received February 15, 2018, 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.
4078. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Pendimethalin; Pesticide Tolerances
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0247; FRL-9973-03] received February 15, 2018, 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.
4079. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting the FY 2017 annual report of Military Assistance and Military Exports, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2415(a); Public Law 87-195, Sec. 655 (as amended by Public Law 104-164, Sec. 148); (110 Stat. 1435); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4080. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting a notification to modify and continue the ongoing national emergency declared in Proclamation 6867 of March 1, 1996, expanded by Proclamation 7757 of February 26, 2004, and modified by Proclamation 9398 of February 24, 2016, in light of the need to continue the national emergency based on a disturbance or threatened disturbance of the international relations of the United States related to Cuba, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 202(d); (90 Stat. 1257) (H. Doc. No. 115--96); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
4081. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense, transmitting Transmittal No. 01-18, pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 62(a) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4082. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Addition of South Sudan (RIN: 1400-AE51) received February 15, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4083. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Report of the United States Government, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 331(e)(1); Public Law 97-258, Sec. 331(e)(1) (as amended by Public Law 103-356, Sec. 405(c)); (108 Stat. 3416); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4084. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 306(a); Public Law 103-62, Sec. 3(a) (as amended by Public Law 111-352, Sec. 2); (124 Stat. 3866); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4085. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's small entity compliance guide -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97 [Docket No.: FAR 2018-0001, Sequence No.: 1] received January 25, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4086. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Trade Agreements Thresholds [FAC 2005-97; FAR Case 2018-001; Docket No.: 2018-0004; Sequence No.: 1] (RIN: 9000-AN60) received January 25, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4087. A letter from the Senior Procurement Executive, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting the Administration's summary presentation of a final rule -- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97; Introduction [Docket No.: FAR 2018-0001, Sequence No.: 1] received January 25, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4088. A letter from the Archivist of the U.S., National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting the Administration's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018 through 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 306(a); Public Law 103-62, Sec. 3(a) (as amended by Public Law 111-352, Sec. 2); (124 Stat. 3866); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4089. A letter from the Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's fiscal year 2019 Congressional Budget Justification for the Office of Inspector General, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f(f); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, Sec. 7(f) (as amended by Public Law 93-445, Sec. 416); (97 Stat. 436); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
4090. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a notice of a nomination, 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.
4091. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's determination on a petition filed on behalf of workers at the Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, to be added to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7384q(c)(2); Public Law 106-398, Sec. 1 (as amended by Public Law 108-375, Sec. 3166(b)(1)); (118 Stat. 2188); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
4092. A letter from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-24780; PPWOVPADU0/PPMPRLE1Y.Y00000] (RIN: 1024-AE40) received January 25, 2018, 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.
4093. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule
-- Rules of Practice and Procedure; Adjusting Civil Money Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 3052-AD29) received January 25, 2018, 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.
4094. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer, National Safety Council, transmitting the Council's Audit Report, pursuant to Public Law 259, 36 U.S.C. 463; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
4095. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation (RIN: 1212-AB45) received January 25, 2018, 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.
4096. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting the Economic Report of the President together with the 2018 Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1022(a); February 20, 1946, ch. 33, Sec. 3(a) (as amended by Public Law 101-508; 13112(e)); (104 Stat. 1388-609) (H. Doc. No. 115--87); to the Committee on the Joint Economic Committee and ordered to be printed.
4097. A letter from the Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Privacy Office's Fiscal Year 2017 Semiannual Report to Congress, pursuant to Sec. 803 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; to the Committee on Homeland Security.
4098. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting the Attorney General's First Quarterly Report of FY 2018, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4332(b)(2); Public Law 103-353, Sec. 2(a) (as added by Public Law 110-389, Sec. 312(c)); (122 Stat. 4165); jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs.
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