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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S645-S646 on Feb. 10.
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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-3161. A communication from the Supervisor, Human Resources Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, four (4) reports relative to vacancies in the Environmental Protection Agency, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3162. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for Fiscal Year 2022''
(RIN3150-AK45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 1, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3163. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revision of the NRC Enforcement Policy'' (10 CFR Part 2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 1, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3164. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.245 Rev 0, `Preparing Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics (PFM) Submittals' '' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 1, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3165. A communication from the Regulations Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Broadband Infrastructure Deployment'' (RIN2125-AF92) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3166. A communication from the Regulations Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Design Standards for Highways'' (RIN2125-AF88) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 14, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3167. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Residual Risk and Technology Review; Correction'' ((RIN2060-AV01)(FRL No. 6838.1-03-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3168. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Ai Quality Implementation Plan; Delaware; Emissions Statement Certification for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9297-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3169. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Wisconsin Nonattainment New Source Review Certification for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9444-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3170. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Removal of Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 and 2015 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9056-03-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3171. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clean Air Act Section 112 List of Hazardous Air Pollutant: Amendments to the List of Hazardous Air Pollutants
(HAP)'' ((RIN2060-AS26)(FRL No. 5562-08-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3172. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``State of New Mexico Underground Injection Control Program; Primacy Revisions'' (FRL No. 7998-02-OW) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3173. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Minor Revisions to Cotton Ginning Operations Rule'' (FRL No. 9060-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3174. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Mecklenburg General Provisions'' (FRL No. 9235-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3175. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of the Muskingum River SO2 Nonattainment Area Plan'' (FRL No. 9271-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3176. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Finding of Failure to Attain the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Detroit Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9166-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 18, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3177. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Findings of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plan Revisions in Response to the 2015 Findings of Substantial Inadequacy and SIP Calls to Amend Provisions Applying to Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Showdown, and Malfunction'' (FRL No. 9250-01-OAR) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 14, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3178. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval of California Air Quality Implementation Plan Revisions; Amador Air District; Stationary Source Permits'' (FRL No. 8773-02- R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 14, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3179. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Rhinelander Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9201-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 14, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3180. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' (FRL No. 5906.6-01-OECA) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 14, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3181. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Commonwealth of Kentucky: Codification and Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Underground Storage Tank Program'' (FRL No. 9057-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3182. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``District of Columbia: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference'' (FRL No. 8854-01-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3183. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Georgia; 2015 8-hour Ozone Nonattainment New Source Review Permit Program Requirements''
(FRL No. 9319-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3184. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Mecklenburg Monitoring, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Rule Revisions''
(FRL No. 8981-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3185. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; South Carolina; Catawba Indian Nation Portion of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill Area Limited Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS''
(FRL No. 9276-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3186. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Washington; Update to the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency Wood Heater and Burn Ban Regulations'' (FRL No. 9189-02-R10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3187. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Mecklenburg: Source Testing'' (FRL No. 9278-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3188. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) for Public Water Systems and Announcement of Public Meetings; Minor Corrections''
((RIN2040-AF89)(FRL No. 6791-05-OW)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3189. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe's Tribal Implementation Plan; Northern Cheyenne Tribe; Open Burning Permit Program and Maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9082-02-R8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3190. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Florida; Removal of Motor Vehicle Rules'' (FRL No. 9238-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 31, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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