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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the House section section on page H8594 on Nov. 22.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
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-5936. A letter from the Administrator, National Organic Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances per October 2020 and April 2021 NOSB Recommendations (Handling, Crops) [Doc. No.: AMS-NOP-21-0060]
(RIN: 0581-AE11) received November 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture.
EC-5937. A letter from the Administrator, Cotton and Tobacco -- Research and Promotion, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's direct final rule -- Cotton Board Rules and Regulations: Adjusting Supplemental Assessment on Imports
(2022 Amendments) [Doc. No.: AMS-CN-22-0003] received November 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 Agriculture.
EC-5938. A letter from the Administrator, Livestock and Poultry Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order- Decrease in Assessment Rate and Importer Assessments [Doc. No.: AMS-LP-22-0032] received November 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 Agriculture.
EC-5939. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final regulations -- Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs; Determining the Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds received by Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership and Change in Control [Docket ID: ED-2022-OPE-0062] (RIN: 1840-AD54, 1840-AD55, 1840-AD66, 1840-AD69) received November 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 Education and Labor.
EC-5940. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract [Docket No.: FDA-2020-C-1309] received November 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-5941. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Plan Submittals for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard; Correction [EPA-R01-OAR-2016- 0166; FRL-10414-01-R1] received November 8, 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-5942. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; 2021 Amendments to West Virginia's Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R03-OAR-2022-0528; FRL-10357-02-R3] received November 8, 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-5943. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Ameren Sioux Sulfur Dioxide Consent Agreement [EPA- R07-OAR-2022-0722; FRL-10156-02-R7] received November 8, 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-5944. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Clean Air Act Requirements for Nonattainment New Source Review Permitting for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R06-OAR-2021-0837; FRL- 10029-02-R6] received November 8, 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-5945. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for Massachusetts
[EPA-R01-OAR-2021-0790; FRL-9265-02-R1] received November 8, 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-5946. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Emissions From Oil and Natural Gas Sources on Indian Country Lands Within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah [EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0709; FRL-5872.1-01-Region 8] (RIN: 2008-AA03) received November 8, 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-5947. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's withdrawal of direct final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Revisions to Part 1 and 2 Rules
[EPA-R05-OAR-2022-0295; FRL-10162-03-R5] received November 8, 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-5948. A letter from the Assistant Division Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services
[WC Docket No.: 12-375] received November 17, 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-5949. A letter from the Program Manager, Strategic Management Division, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Protected Communications; Prohibition of Retaliatory Personnel Actions
[Docket No.: 220927-0201] (RIN: 0648-BL23) received October 25, 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-5950. A letter from the Agency Representative, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Date of Receipt of Electronic Submissions of Patent Correspondence [Docket No.: PTO-P-2017-0011] (RIN: 0651-AD21) received November 18, 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-5951. A letter from the Staff Director, United States Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's annual statutory enforcement report, Civil Rights and Protections During the Federal Response to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975a(c)(1); Public Law 98- 183, Sec. 3 (as amended by Public Law 103-419, Sec. 2); (108 Stat. 4339); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5952. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Office of the Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Safety Glazing Standards; Codifying Existing Waivers and Adding Test Flexibility
[Docket No.: FRA-2020-0058; Notice No.: 2] (RIN: 2130-AC76) received November 18, 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.
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