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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3609-H3610 on July 21, 2020.
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:
4723. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Housing Finance Agency, transmitting the Agency's interim final rule
-- Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities
(RIN: 2590-AB03) received July 7, 2020, 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.
4724. A letter from the Secretary, Division of Investment Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendments to Procedures with Respect to Applications Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [Release No.: IC-33921; File No.: S7-19-19] (RIN: 3235-AM51) received July 16, 2020, 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.
4725. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits received June 25, 2020, 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 Labor.
4726. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 2018 Actuarial Report on the Financial Outlook for Medicaid to Congress, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396 note; Public Law 111-3, Sec. 506(c); (123 Stat. 95); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
4727. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Removal of Control of Emissions from Bakery Ovens [EPA-R07-OAR-2019-0400; FRL-10011-87-Region 7] received July 16, 2020, 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.
4728. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Shoreline Sheboygan, WI Area to Attainment of the 2008 Ozone Standards [EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0097; EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0199; EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0200; FRL-10011-90-Region 5] received July 16, 2020, 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.
4729. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Wisconsin Portion of the Chicago-Naperville, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin Area to Attainment of the 2008 Ozone Standard [EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0030; EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0101; FRL-10011-74-Region 5] received July 16, 2020, 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.
4730. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS; Interstate Transport Provisions [EPA-R02-OAR-2018-0647; FRL-10011-41-Region 2] received July 16, 2020, 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.
4731. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Significant New Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (19-6.B) [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0529; FRL-10009-89] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received July 16, 2020, 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.
4732. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's report on Federal agencies' use of physicians' comparability allowances, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5948(j); Public Law 103-114, Sec. 2(a); (107 Stat. 1116); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
4733. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Office of Inspector General, Semiannual Report to Congress, for the period ending March 31, 2020, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 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 Reform.
4734. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's direct final rule -- Correction of Administrative Errors; Required Minimum Distributions received June 25, 2020, 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 Reform.
4735. A letter from the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: TRICARE Providers (RIN: 1250-AA08) received 7, 2020, 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 Reform.
4736. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Little Rock, Arkansas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas (RIN: 3206-AN95) received July 6, 2020, 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 Reform.
4737. A letter from the General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's CY 2019 annual report, pursuant to Sec. 552b(j) of Title 5 of the U.S. Code; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
4738. A letter from the Acting Director, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- High-3 Calculation for Certain Privatized Senate Restaurants and House Food Services Employees and Annuitants Covered Under the Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees' Retirement System
(RIN: 3206-AN90) received July 6, 2020, 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 Reform.
4739. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Education Contracts Under Johnson-O'Malley Act
[201D0102DB/DS5A300000/DR.5A311.IA000520] (RIN: 1076-AF24) received July 6, 2020, 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.
4740. A letter from the Rules Administrator, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Video Visiting and Telephone Calls Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act [Docket No.: BOP-1177l] (RIN: 1120-AB77) received July 7, 2020, 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.
4741. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a report entitled, ``Finalizing Medicare Rules under Section 902 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) for Calendar Year 2018'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395hh(a)(3)(D); Public Law 108-173, Sec. 902(a)(1); (117 Stat. 2375); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
4742. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report to Congress on the Open Payments Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7h(d); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, Sec. 1128G (as added by Public Law 111-148, Sec. 6002); (124 Stat. 693); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
4743. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Report to Congress: Social Risk Factors and Performance under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Programs'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395lll note; Public Law 113-185, Sec. 2(d)(1)(B)(ii);
(128 Stat. 1967); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
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