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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the House section section on pages H7734-H7735 on Sept. 2.
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:
EC-5153. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Director, Legislative Affairs, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting the Bureau's interpretive rule -- Limited Applicability of Consumer Financial Protection Act's ``Time or Space'' Exception With Respect to Digital Marketing Providers received August 29, 2022, 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.
EC-5154. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's notice -- Applications for New Awards; Full- Service Community Schools Program received August 2, 2022, 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.
EC-5155. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment to Incorporation by Reference in Safety Standard for High Chairs [Docket No.: CPSC-2015-0031] received August 16, 2022, 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.
EC-5156. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Direct Expansion- Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems [EERE-2017 BT-TP-0018] (RIN: 1904-AE46) received August 16, 2022, 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.
EC-5157. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Fumonisin Esterase [Docket No.: FDA-2020-F-1275] received August 12, 2022, 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.
EC-5158. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Department of Health and Human Services Repeal of HHS Rules on Guidance, Enforcement, and Adjudication Procedures [HHS- OS-2020-0008; HHS-OS-2021-0001] (RIN: 0991-AC29) received July 29, 2022, 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.
EC-5159. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Interstate Transport Requirements for 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R06-OAR-2021- 0772; FRL-9889-02-R6] received August 24, 2022, 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.
EC-5160. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Oil and Natural Gas Control Measures [EPA-R02-OAR-2022-0450; FRL-9927-02-R2] received August 24, 2022, 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.
EC-5161. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Albuquerque- Bernalillo County, New Mexico; Excess Emissions [EPA-R06-OAR- 2016-0673; FRL-9878-02-R6] received August 24, 2022, 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.
EC-5162. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Removal of the Reformulated Gasoline Program From the Southern Maine Area [EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0398; FRL 9847-01-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AV75) received August 24, 2022, 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.
EC-5163. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Deadlines for Submission and Recordation of Allowance Allocations Under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Trading Programs and the Texas SO2
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0668; FRL-8670.1-01-OAR] received August 24, 2022, 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.
EC-5164. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Reinstating Class D FM Exemption to Section 73.3527(e)(8) [MB Docket No.: 22-240] received August 16, 2022, 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.
EC-5165. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations [MB Docket No.: 03-185]; Update of Parts 74 of the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations [MB Docket No.: 22-261] received August 16, 2022, 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.
EC-5166. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's issuance of regulatory guide-- Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident [Regulatory Guide RG 1.82 Revision 5] received August 9, 2022, 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.
EC-5167. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting the text of an Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2153(d); Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, Sec. 123 (as amended by Public Law 109-401, Sec. 104(e)); (120 Stat. 2734) (H. Doc. No. 117--139); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
EC-5168. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-064, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-5169. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 20-054, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-5170. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-001, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-5171. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-031, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-5172. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 21-079, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-5173. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-007, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-5174. A letter from the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Department Notification Number: DDTC 22-002, pursuant to Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-5175. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting Pay Adjustments for Civilian Federal Employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5304a(a); Public Law 101-509, title I, Sec. 101(a)(1); (104 Stat. 1436) and 5 U.S.C. 5303(b)(1)(A); Public Law 89-554, Sec. 5303(b)(1)(A) (as amended by Public Law 101-509, Sec. 529);
(104 Stat 1430) (H. Doc. No. 117--140); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and ordered to be printed.
EC-5176. A letter from the Director, Legal and Policy Division, Office of the Federal Register, Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, transmitting the Committee's final rule -- Official Subscription to the Print Edition of the Federal Register received June 22, 2022, 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.
EC-5177. A letter from the Manager, Branch of Listing Policy and Support, Department of Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Paleontological Resources Preservation [Docket: NPS-2016-0003; FWS-93261, FXRS12630900000, FF09R81000, 167; BOR-RR83530000, 190R5065C6, RX.59389832. 1009676; BLM-19X.LLW0240000.L10500000. PC0000.LXS IPALE0000; NPS-GPO Deposit Account 4311H2] (RIN: 1093-AA25) received August 19, 2022, 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.
EC-5178. A letter from the Biologist, Branch of Recovery and Conservation Planning, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Nonessential Experimental Population of the Mexican Wolf [Docket No.: FWS- R2-ES-2021-0103; FXES111302WOLF0-FF02ENEH00] (RIN: 1018-BE52) received August 2, 2022, 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.
EC-5179. A letter from the Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 2022-23 Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-MB-2021-0057; FF09M30000-223- FXMB12310 99BPP0] (RIN: 1018-BF07) received August 26, 2022, 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.
EC-5180. A letter from the National Listing Coordinator, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat [Docket No.: FWS-HQ-ES-2020- 0047, FF09E23000 FXES11110; Docket No.: 220613-0133] (RIN: 0648-BJ44; 1018-BE69) received August 2, 2022, 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.
EC-5181. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Office's final rule -- Program Fraud Civil Remedies: Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment (RIN: 3206-AN39) received August 12, 2022, 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.
EC-5182. A letter from the Senior Attorney Advisor/ Regulations Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Maintaining Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity
[FHWA Docket No.: FHWA-2009-0139] (RIN: 2125-AF34) received August 16, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
EC-5183. A letter from the Adjutant General, Veterans of Foreign Wars, transmitting the proceedings of the 122nd National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, held in Kansas City, Missouri, July 31-August 3, 2022, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1332; Public Law 90-620 (as amended by Public Law 105-225, Sec. 3); (112 Stat. 1498) (H. Doc. No. 117--141); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.
EC-5184. A letter from the Branch Chief, Border Security Regulations Branch, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Vessel Repair Duties for Vessels Entering U.S. Ports [CBP Dec. 22-14] (RIN: 1651-AB41) received August 16, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
EC-5185. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Radiation Oncology (RO) Model [CMS-5527-F2] (RIN: 0938-AT89) received August 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.
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