WASHINGTON, July 27 -- 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 CCS Medical, Dallas, Texas: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: On-Site Inspection for Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Location Informati more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Aug. 2, 2024, from the Iowa Bankers Association, Johnston: * * * Comment Intake - Residential Mortgage Fees Assessment Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 RE: Docket Number CFPB-2024-0021 * * * Dear Director Chopra, The Iowa Bankers Association (IBA) is a trade association representing 98% of the nearly 275 state and national-charte more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication dated July 16, 2024, from ACT - The App Association: * * * To: Gina M. Raimondo Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20230 RE: Comments of ACT | The App Association, AI and Open Government Data Assets Request for Information * * * In response to the Federal Register notice issued on April 17, 2024 (89 FR 27411), ACT | The App Association he more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from Benchmark Labs Inc., San Diego, California: * * * To: Honorable Gina Raimondo Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20230 Re: AI-Ready Open Data Assets RFI, DOC-2024-0007 * * * Dear Secretary Raimondo: Benchmark Labs is a San Diego, California-based startup that provides farmers with actionable weather data relevant t more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication dated July 16, 2024, from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology: * * * To: Commerce Department RFI: 89 FR 27411 Organization: The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) Respondent type: Academic institution / Think tank Primary respondent: Catherine Aiken, Director of Data Science and Research Additional respondents: James Dunham, Jacob Feldgoise, Rebecca Gelles, Ron more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication dated July 16, 2024, from Element 84 Inc., Alexandria, Virginia: * * * AI and Open Government Data Assets RFI response Docket No. 240410-0103 RIN 0690-XD001 Element 84 Element 84 is pleased to submit the response to this RFI. We are a women-owned software development firm that builds ambitious web applications and cloud services engineered for high scalability. We work with public and pri more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from Engine: * * * To: Honorable Gina Raimondo Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 VIA ONLINE SUBMISSION Re: Comments of Engine Advocacy in response to AI-Ready Open Data Assets Request for Information, DOC-2024-0007 * * * Dear Secretary Raimondo: Engine is a non-profit technology policy, research, and advocacy  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from Gretel, San Diego, California: * * * Dear Commerce Department, Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your request for information (RFI) regarding the development of open government data assets that are AI-ready. We at Gretel.ai are excited to offer insights and solutions to support your goals of enhancing data integrity, accessibility, and quality for emerging AI more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication dated July 16, 2024, from Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Washington. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 Subject: Response to AI and Open Government Data Assets Request for Information References: FR Doc. 2024-08168; Docket No. 240410-0103 * * * Dear Secretary Raimondo: Microsoft app more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from MLCommons: * * * ABOUT MLCOMMONS AND ITS INTEREST IN THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION This response to the Department of Commerce's Request for Information on AI and Open Government Data Sets is submitted on behalf of MLCommons(R). MLCommons is a non-profit consortium that aims to accelerate the benefits of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). Our members an more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from mySidewalk, Kansas City, Missouri: * * * RFI Reponse Keep It Simple We've learned our end users are fantastic at two things: * Asking great questions. As the closest people to the problem, they're interested in understanding why and digging deeper. * Interdisciplinary thinking. Gone are the days of a specific department owning the health, economic, or safety outcome more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from Omni Trust AI: * * * To: Department of Commerce Comments for RFI Submitted by: Dr. Xiaowei Xu, xwxu@ualr.com, www.OmniTrustAI.com Background Our comments are based on our understanding of the current data dissemination and conceptual framework for AI-ready data dissemination. The two diagrams and text below set the context or background information. Current Data Di more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from OpenAI, San Francisco, California: * * * From: Anna Makanju OpenAI * * * OpenAI was created as a nonprofit in 2015 to ensure that artificial general intelligence--artificial intelligence (AI) that's at least as smart as a person--benefits all of humanity. We research, develop, and release cutting-edge AI technology as well as tools and best practices for the safet more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication dated July 16, 2024, from Replica Inc.: * * * As a long-time beneficiary of Department of Commerce (Commerce) data products, Replica is grateful for the opportunity to comment on Commerce's strategy for developing and disseminating AI-ready open data. By way of introduction, Replica is a national firm that provides data products and decision support tooling for public sector leaders pursuing more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from Scale AI: * * * SCALE AI Response to the Department of Commerce's Request for Information: AI and Open Datasets Docket ID: 240410-0103 Scale AI is pleased to respond to the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) Request for Information (RFI) which seeks "valuable insights from industry experts, researchers, civil society organizations, and other members of the public on  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the following public communication on July 25, 2024, from the Tyler Technologies, Plano, Texas: * * * Tyler Technologies Response to Commerce's "AI and Open Government Data Assets" RFI Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Department of Commerce's RFI, "AI and Open Government Data Assets Request for Information." This Comment reflects the perspective of the Tyler Technologies Data and Insights Division. Tyler Techn more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated July 19, 2024, from Children Now, Sacramento, California: * * * To: U.S. Department of Education Attn: Greg Marak 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 Subject: Public Service Loan Forgiveness for Early Childhood Education Providers Agency/Docket Number: Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0072 We commend the leadership of the Biden administration for providing an opportunity to comment on more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated July 18, 2024, from the Early Care and Education Consortium: * * * To: Office of Postsecondary Education United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202 RE: Request for Information; Identifying and Tracking Data Related to Early Childhood Education Providers - Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0072 * * * To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of the Early Car more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the Minnesota Child Care Association: * * * To: Office of Postsecondary Education United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202 To Whom it May Concern: On behalf of the Minnesota Child Care Association (MCCA) I write to express our full support of including early educators working in for-profit early childhood education se more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the Service Employees International Union: * * * To: Dr. Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave SW Washington, DC 20202 RE: Department of Education Request for Information on Identifying and Tracking Data Related to Early Childhood Education Providers - Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0072 * * * Dear Secretary Cardona: On b more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated July 20, 2024, from UnidosUS: * * * To: Mr. Greg Marak U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington DC 20202-4260 Dear Mr. Greg Marak: UnidosUS would like to thank you for the opportunity to comment on the request for information on Identifying and Tracking Data Related to Early Childhood Education (ECE) Providers for the purpose of Public Service Loan Forgivenes more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated July 24, 2024, from the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice and 14 organizations: * * * To: Mr. Jonathan Edwards, Director Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Environmental Protection Agency William Jefferson Clinton Building 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Mail Code 6608J Washington, D.C. 20460 via email: Edwards.jonathan@Epa.gov RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0309 89 more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the American Investment Council: * * * To: Policy Division Financial Crimes Enforcement Network P.O. Box 39 Vienna, VA 22183 * Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Identification Programs for Registered Investment Advi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund: * * * To: Policy Division Financial Crimes Enforcement Network P.O. Box 39 Vienna, VA 22183 * Secretary Vanessa Countryman Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F St NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 July 22, 2024 Re: Customer Identification Programs for Registered Investmen more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Gary Gensler Chairman U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 * Andrea Gacki Director Financial Crimes Enforcement Network U.S. Department of the Treasury Vienna, VA 22183 Re: Custom more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has released the following public communication dated July 22, 2024, from the Insured Retirement Institute: * * * U.S. Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Policy Division P.O. Box 39 Vienna, VA 22183 * U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: Customer Identification Programs for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporti more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication on July 26, 2024, from 350 Bay Area Action: * * * Re: REG-119283-23, Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit * * * Dear Acting Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Aviva Aron-Dine I am writing to urge you to ensure that the Treasury Department and IRS's implementation of the Clean Electricity Production more ST

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated July 24, 2024, from Saint Francis Hospital, 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 Saint Francis Hospital, I'd like to express our strong support for the applicati more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the Advanced Biofuels Association. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Submitted Via Email Dear Mr. Hohenstein, On behalf of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), thank you for the opportunity to comment on the U.S more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 26, 2024, from Ag Growth International: * * * USDA Request for Information on the Production of Sustainable Biofuel Feedstocks using Climate-Smart Practices Ag Growth International (AGI) Response Ag Growth International (AGI) is a provider of the equipment and solutions required to support the efficient storage, transport, and processing of food globally. AGI welcomes the opp more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the Agricultural Retailers Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: William Hohenstein, Director Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricult more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Airlines for America. Here are excerpts: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20220 Comments on "Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Agricultu more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the American Coalition for Ethanol, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Here are excerpts: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 Docket ID No. USDA-2024-0003 Submitted via Federal Portal: www.regulations.g more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the American Feed Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: William Hohenstein Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 Via Regulations.gov Re: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003, Procedures for Quantification, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated wit more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the American Seed Trade Association, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Re: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 * * * Dear Mr. Hohenstein, Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the request for information on procedures for quantification, more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the American Soybean Association, St. Louis, Missouri. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Submitted Electronically Re: Request for Information on Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Anew Climate LLC. Here are excerpts: * * * To: USDA Office of the Chief Economist Re: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of GHGs Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used in Biofuel Feedstocks * * * Anew Climate, LLC ("Anew") is one of the largest and longest-standing climate solutions companies in North A more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization: * * * Re: BIO Comments on USDA "Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Biofuel Feedstocks" Request for Information (USDA-2024-0003] * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Envi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from BiOWiSH Technologies, Cincinnati, Ohio. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist United States Department of Agriculture RE: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 "Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Productio more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the Brazilian Corn Ethanol Association, Mato Grosso, Brazil: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Submitted Electronically Dear Mr. Hohenstein, The Brazilian Corn Ethanol Association (UNEM) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Reques more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from the Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250 Comments submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Re: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 Procedures for Quantification, Reporti more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003, Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associ more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Charm Industrial, San Francisco, California: * * * To: Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Submitted by: Cha more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from SkyNRG Americas Inc.: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director of Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 ATTN: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 Re: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With the Production of Domestic Agricult more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 25, 2024, from Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy LLC, Council Bluffs: * * * 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 a more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 24, 2024, from the U.S. Grains Council: * * * To: William Hohenstein, Director of the Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture Via federal rulemaking portal: https://www.regulations.gov docket no. USDA-2024-0003. RE: Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domesti more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 24, 2024, from Steffen Mueller, principal economist at the University of Illinois at Chicago Energy Resources Center, on behalf of the Bioenergy and Clean Transportation Research Group: * * * To: William Hohenstein, Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy US Department of Agriculture Subject: Request for Information [Docket No. USDA-2024-0003]; Procedures for Qu more ST

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated July 24, 2024, from Valero Renewable Fuels Co. LLC: * * * To: Office of the Chief Economist United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington DC 20250 Re: USDA Request for Information on Procedures for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with the Production of Domestic Agricultural Commodities Used as Bi more ST