WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated July 15, 2024, from Humana Inc., Louisville, Kentucky: * * * To: William N. Parham, III Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 RE: Fast Track Appeals Notices: NOMNC/DENC (CMS-1012 more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from UNC Senior Alliance: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Part 425 [CMS-1799-P] RIN 0938-AV20 RE: Medicare Program: Mitigating the Impact of Significant, Anomalous, and Highly Suspect Billing Activity on Medicare Shared Savings Program Financial Calculations in Calendar Year 2023 *  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated July 24, 2024, from the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Dr. Robert C. Hampshire, PhD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and Chief Science Officer U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Re: Docket No. DOT-OST-2024-0049 "Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial In more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the Huntridge Labs LLC: * * * Huntridge Labs Response to Department of Transportation RFI: Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Transportation About Huntridge Labs, LLC Huntridge Labs, LLC (HRL) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that focuses on the intersection of Intelligent Automation and Product Development.  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication on July 24, 2024, from RTX Technology Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut: * * * Title: Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transportation; Request for Information Docket No.: DOT-OST-2024-0049 Agency: Department of Transportation Mr. Timothy A. Klein Director, Technology Policy and Outreach Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Tech more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from 18 scientists, academics and clinicians. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments from Scientists, Academics, and Clinicians on the Draft Risk Evaluations for Di-isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) and Di-isononyl Phthalate (DINP) Under TSCA Submitted online via Regulations.gov to docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0073-0006 These comments are submitted on behalf of the undersigned s more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from the American Chemistry Council. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Dr. Alaa Kamel, Designated Federal Official Mission Support Division (7602M), Office of Program Support Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 RE: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0073-0006 Di-isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 18, 2024, from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control: * * * To: Michal Freedhoff Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0073 - DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL- DRAFT RISK EVALUATIONS FOR TWO PHTHALATES COMMENTS * * * Dear Dr. Freedh more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on July 19, 2024, from European Plasticiser, Brussels, Belgium: * * * European Plasticiser Comments on EPA's Draft Non-cancer Human Health Hazard Assessment for Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) In its recently published 'Draft Non-cancer Human Health Hazard Assessment for Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP)', The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draws the conclusion that the e more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated June 17, 2024, from Janelle Reese, Director, Global Environmental Health and Safety at INV Management Services, on behalf of INV Nylon Chemicals Americas LLC: * * * INV Nylon Chemicals Americas, LLC appreciates this opportunity to provide additional information to inform the upcoming draft TSCA risk evaluation for 1,3-butadiene. This letter is intended to transmit the presenta more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 18, 2024, from the Lubrizol Corp.: * * * To: Ms. Clara Hull Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Request for Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Risk Management Rule on n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); Regulation Under the Toxic Subst more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from MilliporeSigma, St. Louis, Missouri: * * * To: Document Control Office Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) Proposed Rulemaking Under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Proposed Rule (RIN 2070-AK85) * * *  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from the National Tribal Toxics Council, Anchorage, Arkansas: * * * To: Assistant Administrator Michal Freedhoff Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20460-001 Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0073 Re: Di-isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) and Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP); Science Adv more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the Air Line Pilots Association International, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 ATTN: Docket No: FAA-2023-0901 Subject: Petition for Exemption Veteran Drone Services LLC IN OPPOSITION  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket No. FDA-2024-N-1809: Listening Session: Optimizing FDA's Use of and Processes for Advisory Committees * * * To Whom It May Concern, On beh more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on July 24, 2024, from Firefly Fund, Austin, Texas: * * * To: Food and Drug Administration Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee Members To Members of the FDA Advisory Committee, I write to you today to offer my support for the approval of Arimoclomol, a therapy under development for the treatment of Niemann Pick Type C disease. I'm the more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from the International Dairy Foods Association: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food; Draft Guidance: Appendix 1 [Docket No. FDA-2016-D-2343] * * * The International D more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from the International Niemann-Pick Disease Alliance, Tyne and Wear, England: * * * To: FDA Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Dear Members of the Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee, I write in my capacity as the P more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Biomedical Innovation, Cambridge: * * * To Whom It May Concern: The MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation (CBI) is submitting the following comment on FDA's Draft Guidance for Industry document entitled "Safety Testing of Human Allogeneic Cells Expanded for Use in Cell- more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Federal Acquisition Regulation has released the following public communication on July 24, 2024, from the American Logistics Association: * * * Comment for Submission to the Federal Register on Information Collection: Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Subcontract Awards Submitted by the American Logistics Association As the President and CEO of the American Logistics Association, I am writing on behalf of our members to express our strong opposition  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from UL Solutions, Northbrook, Illinois: * * * To: Mehul Parekh Acting Associate Administrator Office of Government-wide Policy U.S. General Services Administration Re: Notice-MA-2024-02; Docket No. 2024-14347, GSA Electric Vehicle Battery Management Plan * * * Dear Associate Administrator Parekh: UL Solutions appreciates the opportunity to respond to this requ more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication on July 23, 2024, from the National Rural Self-Help Housing Association: * * * The National Rural Self-Help Housing Association (NRSHHA) is comprised of over 75 nonprofit organizations who are actively administering mutual self-help housing programs, which provide homeownership opportunities to low-income and very low-income families across the nation. Most of these organ more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has released the following public communication on July 23, 2024, from Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania: * * * GulfLink is yet another proposed project slated to land in alow-income community of color, and on Indigenous lands due to decades of economic disenfranchisement and systemic racism. These same communities are also the hardest hit by the climate crisis, which is caused by the emissions more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299: * * * To: Shraddha Navalli Patil, Senior Planner Physical & Environmental Planning University of California, Berkeley 200 A&E Building Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: planning@berkeley.edu * Andres Estrada, NEPA Program Manager NASA Ames Research Center M/S 204-15 Moffe more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- NASA has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from the City of Sunnyvale, California: * * * To: Andres Estrada, NEPA Program Manager/Natural Resources Manager NASA Ames Research Center Attn: Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park M/S 204-15 Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001 andres.v.estrada@nasa.gov Re: Comments on the Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park * * * Dear Andres, Thank you for the opportunity to review the notice of  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has released the following public communication dated July 21, 2024, from BlueRibbon Coalition, Pocatello, Idaho: * * * To: Superintendent, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area 1978 Island Ford Parkway Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) is writing to provide feedback for the E-bike use on the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. BRC is a national non-profit organization th more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Olympia, Washington: * * * To: Anne Marie Eich, Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources Division Alaska Region NMFS Attn: Susan Meyer P.O. Box 21668 Juneau, AK 99802 Re: Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon Petition (Docket number, NOAA-NMFS-2024-0042) * * * Dear  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity: * * * To: Federal Reserve Board of Governors Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington DC 20551-0001 * Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, New York Office (via email) Jason Almonte, Director for Large Bank Licensing  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from Cornerstone West Community Development Corp. and West End Neighborhood House, Wilmington, Delaware: * * * To whom it may concern: West End Neighborhood House and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation (CDC), have been fortunate to foster strong partnerships with both Capital One a more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from the Todmorden Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, and Woodlawn Trustees, Wilmington, Delaware: * * * To: Federal Reserve Board of Governors Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington DC 20551-0001 Dear Secretary Misback, On behalf of Woodlawn Trustees and the Todmorden Foun more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from the Consulting Engineer LLC, Wickenburg, Arizona: * * * To: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District 4155 East Clay Street, RM 221 Vicksburg, MS 39183 SUBJECT: Review Comments Draft National Levee Safety Guidelines * * * Congratulations to the researchers, authors, and editors of the draft National Levee Safety Guidelines for their excellent work. The  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated July 21, 2024, from Biscayne Lady Yacht Charters, Miami, Florida: * * * Re: Docket No. USCG-2024-0046 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements to Document Environmental Compliance on Certain Commercial Vessels As published in Federal Register on June 7, 2024 * * * Ladies and Gentlemen: My name is Captain Bob Bijur and I am pleased to respond to the Coast Guard  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated July 20, 2024, from the Chamber of Shipping of America. Here are excerpts: * * * RE: Docket No. USCG-2024-0046 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements To Document Environmental Compliance on Certain Commercial Vessels (Request for Information, FR June 7, 2024; pgs. 48515 - 48517) * * * Dear Sir or Madam: The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) appreciates the more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication on July 22, 2024, from Control Union Vessel Performance Centre B.V.: * * * Control Union Vessel Performance Centre B.V. (VPC) provides global water sampling and analysis services to the maritime industry in >150 ports. We specialize in the sampling and analysis for compliance with the VGP monitoring requirements and have completed >500 sampling projects to date. Undersig more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from Gallagher Marine Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey: * * * To: Mr. Jeffery G. Lantz Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards U.S. Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20593-7501 Good day, These comments are submitted in response to the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) request for information about the recordkeep more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources: * * * To: Joseph Adamson U.S. Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Ave SE Stop 7501 Washington, D.C. 20593-7103 CG-OES@uscg.mil Dear Joseph Adamson: Please accept these supplemental comments to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on behalf of the State of Hawaii in respo more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from Witt O'Brien's, Houston, Texas: * * * To: J.G. Lantz U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE Washington, D.C. 20593 Docket ID: USCG-2024-0046 Subject: Submission of Comments for USCG's Request on Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements To Document Environmental Compliance on Certain Commercial Vessels (Docket No. U more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from Arva Intelligence, Houston, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture Room112-A, Whitten Federal Building 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250-3810 sm.oce.oeep.CSABiofuels@usda.gov RE: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003, Procedures for Quantification, R more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 23, 2024, from the Breakthrough Institute. Here are excerpts: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture sm.oce.oeep.CSABiofuels@usda.gov RE: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Ag more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on July 24, 2024, from Carbon Asset Solutions Ltd. Here are excerpts: * * * Climate Smart Feedstocks for Biofuels - USDA Request for Information by July 25, 2024 Submission by Carbon Asset Solutions Ltd. CARBON ASSET SOLUTIONS - CORPORATE BACKGROUND: Carbon Asset Solutions Ltd. (CAS) is a climate technology and data company. CAS operates the Carbon Asset Solutions Soil Carbon Methodolo more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on July 24, 2024, from Continuum Ag, Washington, Iowa. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist Attn: William Hohenstein 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Bi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 17, 2024, from Eion. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture Room 112-A, Whitten Federal Building 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250-3810 RE: Docket No. USFA-2024-0003, Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associa more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication on July 24, 2024, from Farmgate Insights LLC and BioCognito LLC. Here are excerpts: * * * Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 The premise of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is the broader adoption of agronomically-sou more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from National Sorghum Producers, Lubbock, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Bill Hohenstein Office of Energy and Environmental Policy 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003, Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commoditie more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from RavahTech Inc., Dover, Delaware: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture Room 112-A, Whitten Federal Building 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250-3810 sm.oce.oeep.CSABiofuels@usda.gov Dear Sir: RE: PROCEDURES FOR QUANTIFICATION, REPORTING, AND VERIFICATION OF GREENHO more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Regrow Agriculture Inc., Durham, New Hampshire. Here are excerpts: * * * Regrow Response to USDA RFI USDA-2024-0003 From: Jeff Seale, PhD. Director of Environmental Strategy & Climate Policy Regrow Ag jeff@regrow.ag To: William Hohenstein, Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy US Department of Agriculture Re: Procedures for Quantification, Re more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication on July 22, 2024, from the American Medical Technologists: * * * American Medical Technologists (AMT) submits the following comments in response to the Veterans Health Administration's May 24, 2024 Federal Register notice (89 FR 45940) soliciting input on the proposed National Standard of Practice for Medical Technologists employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). AMT is a more ST