The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S1116-S1117 on March 10.
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 AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:
EC-3366. A communication from the Chief of the Regulations and Standards Branch, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment'' (RIN1014-AA55) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3367. A communication from the Departmental Privacy Officer, Office of Law Enforcement and Security, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy Act Regulations; Exemptions for the Insider Threat Program'' (RIN1090-AB15) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EC-3368. 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; Alaska; Removal of Excess Emissions Provision'' (FRL No. 9177-02-R10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3369. 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 Implementation Plans; Georgia: Approval of Revisions to State Implementation Plan; Correction'' (FRL No. 9413-01-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3370. 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; California; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 9188-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3371. 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 Volatile Organic Compounds'' (FRL No. 8986-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3372. 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; Permit Streamlining Updates'' (FRL No. 9202-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3373. 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; Serious Plan Elements for the Wisconsin Portion of Chicago Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9215-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3374. 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; Virginia; Revision to the Classification and Implementation of the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Northern Virginia Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9176-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3375. 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; Pennsylvania; Revision of the Maximum Allowable Sulfur Content Limit for Number 2 and Lighter Commercial Fuel Oil'' (FRL No. 9596-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3376. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Update to Include New Jersey State Requirements'' (FRL No. 9241-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3377. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reassessment of NRC's Dollar Per Person-Rem Conversion Factor Policy'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3378. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Code Cases''
(RIN3150-AJ94) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-3379. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to the law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that was originally declared in Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3380. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Inspector General of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3381. A communication from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3382. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Finalizing Medicare Regulations under Section 902 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 for Calendar Year 2021''; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3383. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Medicare and Medicaid Program Integrity''; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3384. A communication from the United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2022 Trade Policy Agenda and 2021 Annual Report of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements Program; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-3385. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022- 0025--2022-0030); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3386. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a)(1) and 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-3387. A communication from the Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2022 Adjustment of the Penalty for Violation of Notice Posting Requirements''
(RIN3046-AB17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-3388. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-337, ``Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3389. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-338, ``Early Childhood Educator Equitable Compensation Task Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3390. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-339, ``Attorney General Civil Rights Enforcement Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3391. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-340, ``Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Pandemic Provisions Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3392. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-341, ``Office of Administrative Hearings Unemployment Appeals Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3393. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-342, ``Public Health Emergency Credit Alert Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3394. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-343, ``District Government Family Bereavement Leave Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3395. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-344, ``Foreclosure Moratorium Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3396. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Bureau's fiscal year 2021 annual report relative to the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3397. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``To authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3398. A communication from the Senior Procurement/ Policy Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR); Extending FSS Orders Beyond the Contract Term'' (RIN3090-AK19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 3, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3399. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy Administrator of Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 28, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-3400. A communication from the Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Office's audit of the United States government's fiscal years 2021 and 2020 consolidated financial statements; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
____________________
