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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-5157. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Ethalfluralin; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No.
10008-20-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of
the Senate on July 27, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry.
EC-5158. A communication from the Management Analyst,
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Land Uses;
Special Uses; Procedures for Operating Plans and Agreements
for Powerline Facility Maintenance and Vegetation Management
Within and Abutting the Linear Boundary of a Special Use
Authorization for a Powerline Facility'' (RIN0596-AD36)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
21, 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry.
EC-5159. A communication from the Director, Office of
Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Mid-
Session Review of the Budget of the U.S. Government for
Fiscal Year 2021''; to the Committees on Appropriations; and
the Budget.
EC-5160. A communication from the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve
Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the
mobilizations of selected reserve units, received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on July 7, 2020; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
EC-5161. A communication from the Under Secretary of
Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of
three (3) officers authorized to wear the insignia of the
grade of rear admiral (lower half) in accordance with title
10, United States Code, section 777, this will not cause the
Department to exceed the number of frocked officers
authorized; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-5162. A communication from the Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report
relative to the continuation of the national emergency with
respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
that was originally declared in Executive Order 12938 of
November 14, 1994; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
EC-5163. A communication from the Director of Legislative
Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Final Rule -
Assessments, Mitigating the Deposit Insurance Assessment
Effect of Participation in the Paycheck Protection Program
(PPP), the PPP Liquidity Facility, and the Money Market
Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility'' (RIN3064-AF53) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on July 21, 2020;
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-5164. A communication from the Director of Legislative
Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Matrix:
Flood Act Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Calculation'' (RIN3064-
AE71) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on July 21, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
EC-5165. A communication from the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to
law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2019 Superfund Five-Year
Review Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
EC-5166. A communication from the 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: Lime Manufacturing Plants Residual Risk and
Technology Review'' (FRL No. 10009-60-OAR) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2020; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5167. A communication from the 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: Rubber Tire Manufacturing Residual Risk and
Technology Review'' (FRL No. 10008-48-OAR) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2020; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5168. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Control of Sulfur
Emissions From Stationary Boilers'' (FRL No. 10012-77-Region
7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
July 27, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
EC-5169. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request for the
Ajo PM10 Planning Area; Arizona'' (FRL No. 10012-54-Region 9)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
27, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5170. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Infrastructure
State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone
Standard'' (FRL No. 10012-75-Region 1) received in the Office
of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2020; to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5171. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Revisions to NOX SIP
Call and CAIR Rules'' (FRL No. 10012-07-Region 5) received in
the Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2020;
to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5172. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Plan Elements for the
Chicago Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Ozone Standard'' (FRL
No. 10011-75-Region 5) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on July 27, 2020; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
EC-5173. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``New Mexico: Final Approval of State Underground
Storage Tank Program Revisions and Incorporation by
Reference'' (FRL No. 10011-49-Region 6) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on July 27, 2020; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5174. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Attainment Plan for
the Southwest Indiana Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area''
(FRL No. 10012-09-Region 5) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on July 27, 2020; to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works.
EC-5175. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants
Electronic Reporting Revisions'' (FRL No. 10011-53-OAR)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
27, 2020; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-5176. A communication from the Director of the
Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Ocean Dumping: Modification of an Ocean Dredged
Material Disposal Site Offshore of Mobile, Alabama'' (FRL No.
10012-27-Region 4) received in the Office of the President of
the Senate on July 27, 2020; to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works.
EC-5177. A communication from the Director of the Peace
Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled
``Early Termination of Peace Corps Volunteers: Fiscal Year
2019''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
EC-5178. A communication from the Director of Regulations
and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medical
Devices; Petition for an Administrative Stay of Action:
Electrical Stimulation Devices for Self-Injurious or
Aggressive Behavior'' (Docket No. FDA-2016-N-1111) received
in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 23,
2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
EC-5179. A communication from the Director of Regulations
and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medical
Devices; Exemptions From Premarket Notification: Class II
Devices'' (Docket No. FDA-2019-N-2686) received in the Office
of the President of the Senate on July 23, 2020; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5180. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel
for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans;
Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR Part 4022)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
24, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
EC-5181. A communication from the Deputy Director of the
Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, Mine Safety
and Health Administration, Department of

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Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Refuge Alternatives for Underground Coal Mines''
(RIN1219-AB84) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on July 27, 2020; to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5182. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of
Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Control of Communicable Diseases;
Foreign Quarantine: Importation of Human Remains'' (RIN0920-
AA72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office
of the President of the Senate on July 17, 2020; to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5183. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition
Circular 2020-07, Introduction'' (FAC 2020-07) received
during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the
President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5184. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition
Circular 2020-07, Small Entity Compliance Guide'' (FAC 2020-
07) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on
July 22, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
EC-5185. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition
Circular 2020-07, Technical Amendments'' (FAC 2020-07)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
22, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
EC-5186. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2015-002,
Requirements for DD Form 254, Contract Security
Classification Specification'' (RIN9000-AN40) received in the
Office of the President of the Senate on July 22, 2020; to
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5187. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2018-004,
Increased Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition
Thresholds'' (RIN9000-AN65) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on July 22, 2020; to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5188. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2017-010,
Evaluation Factors for Multiple-Award Contracts'' (RIN9000-
AN54) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on July 22, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
EC-5189. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2018-005,
Modifications to Cost or Pricing Data Requirements''
(RIN9000-AN69) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on July 22, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs.
EC-5190. A communication from the Director, Office of
Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2018-022, Orders
Issued via Fax or Electronic Commerce'' (RIN9000-AN80)
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
22, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
EC-5191. A communication from the Rules Administrator,
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Video Visiting and Telephone Calls under the Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act'' (RIN1120-
AB77) received in the Office of the President of the Senate
on July 24, 2020; to the Committee on the Judiciary
EC-5192. A communication from the Director, Office of
Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Home Visits in Program of Comprehensive Assistance
for Family Caregivers During COVID-19 National Emergency''
(RIN2900-AQ96) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on July 21, 2020; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-5193. A communication from the Director, Office of
Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition of
Commercial Items and Simplified Acquisition Procedures''
(RIN2900-AP58) received in the Office of the President of the
Senate on July 21, 2020; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-5194. A communication from the Director, Office of
Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance - Definition
of Member's Stillborn Child for Purposes of Coverage''
(RIN2900-AQ49) received during adjournment of the Senate in
the Office of the President of the Senate on July 13, 2020;
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5195. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to
actions taken during the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure
continued service to Veterans; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-5196. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Great Lakes
Pilotage Rates - 2020 Annual Review and Revisions to
Methodology'' ((RIN1625-AC56) (Docket No. USCG-2019-0736))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5197. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special
Local Regulation; Upper Potomac River, National Harbor,
Maryland'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0143))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5198. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone;
Pier 45 Fire Emergency Response and Marine Debris, San
Francisco'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0283))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5199. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone;
Chartier Fireworks, St. Clair River, Michigan'' ((RIN1625-
AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0375)) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-5200. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security
Zone; HMS Medway, St. Johns River, Jacksonville, Florida''
((RIN1625-AC56) (Docket No. USCG-2019-0736)) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-5201. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone;
Highway 99 Partial Bridge Replacement, Stanislaus River,
Ripon, California'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2019-
0890)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the
Office of the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5202. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone;
San Juan Harbor, San Juan, Puerto Rico'' ((RIN1625-AA00)
(Docket No. USCG-2019-0460)) received during adjournment of
the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on
July 8, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-5203. A communication from the Acting Chief of
Regulations and Administrative law, U.S. Coast Guard,
Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to
law, the report of a rule entitled ``Person in Charge of Fuel
Transfers'' ((RIN1625-AC50) (Docket No. USCG-2018-0493))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5204. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special
Local Regulation; Upper Potomac River, National Harbor,
Maryland'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0143))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5205. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone,
Object Removal; Delaware River and Bay, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2020-0344))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5206. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security
Zone; Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland'' ((RIN1625-
AA87) (Docket

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No. USCG-2017-0448)) received during adjournment of the
Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
8, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-5207. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage
Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, Virginia''
((RIN1625-AA01) (Docket No. USCG-2015-1118)) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-5208. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage
Grounds; Lower Mississippi River below Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, including South and Southwest Passes; New Orleans,
Louisiana'' ((RIN1625-AA01) (Docket No. USCG-2014-0991))
received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of
the President of the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5209. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anchorage
Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, Virginia''
((RIN1625-AA01) (Docket No. USCG-2015-1118)) received during
adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of
the Senate on July 8, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
EC-5210. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Office
of General Counsel, Department of Transportation,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy
in the position of Under Secretary of Transportation for
Policy, Department of Transportation, received in the Office
of the President of the Senate on July 22, 2020; to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5211. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Office
of General Counsel, Department of Transportation,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy
in the position of Inspector General, Department of
Transportation, received during adjournment of the Senate in
the Office of the President of the Senate on July 7, 2020; to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5212. A communication from the Acting Assistant General
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report
of a rule entitled ``Safety Standard for Hand-Held Infant
Carriers'' (16 CFR Part 1225) received in the Office of the
President of the Senate on July 22, 2020; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5213. A communication from the Program Analyst, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Leased
Commercial Access; Modernization of Media Regulation
Initiative'' ((MB Docket No. 07-42, and 17-105) (FCC 20-95))
received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July
27, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation.
EC-5214. A communication from the Chairman of the Office of
Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, Department of
Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of
a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Factors Considered in
Assessing Civil Monetary Penalties on Small Entities''
(Docket No. EP 764) received in the Office of the President
of the Senate on July 22, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation

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