WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-4201-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Pa more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 13, 2024, from ElderHelp of San Diego: * * * RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems * * * I am writing on behalf of ElderHelp of San Diego to express our gratitude to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for acknowledging th more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 9, 2024, from Eye Health America: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: CMS-1807-P; Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from Floreo Inc., Chevy Chase, Maryland: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1807-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: Comments on 2025 CMS Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from Havasu Regional Medical Center, Arizona: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: CMS-1809-P * * * Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure, CMS' most recent proposal to mov more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 15, 2024, from Patient Authentic: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services RE: Calendar Year 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS -1809-P) Comments on XX32T and XX33T APC Assignment * * * more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 14, 2024, from UroGen Pharma: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P; Mail Stop C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Comments on Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from the American Financial Services Association: * * * To: The Honorable Rohit Chopra Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records (89 FR 59900) * * * Dear Director Chopra, The American Financial Services Association ("AFSA")1 appreciates the opportunity to further relay c more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Aug. 19, 2024, from UCLA Research and Creative Activities Vice Chancellor Roger Wakimoto: * * * To: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Acquisition Management RE: Financial Assistance Regulations - Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy Requirements (DOE-HQ-2024-0029-0001; RIN 1991-AC18) To Whom It May Concern: I am writing on behalf of UCLA in support of the August 16 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Aug. 19, 2024, from the University of Maryland Vice President for Research Gregory Ball: * * * To: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Acquisition Management RE: Financial Assistance Regulations - Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy Requirements (DOE-HQ-2024-0029-0001; RIN 1991-AC18) To Whom It May Concern: We write in support of the August 16, 2024, letter from the more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 22, 2024, from the Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan: * * * To: Dockets Management System U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 Ground Floor, Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 * Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Docket No.: PHMSA-2022-0033 (HM-2 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 22, 2024, from the National Propane Gas Association: * * * To: Yul B. Baker Standards and Rulemaking Division Office of Hazardous Materials Safety PHMSA East Building, PHH10 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590 Re: Hazardous Materials: Adjusting Registration and Fee Assessment Program [PHMSA-2022-0033 (HM more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from Academia Avance and 74 collaborators: * * * To: The Honorable Nasser Paydar Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Federal TRIO Eligibility Proposed Rule Docket ID: ED-2024-OPE-0050 * * * Dear Assistant Secretary Paydar, We, the 75 undersigned community, civil rights, and cons more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from the Association of the Community College Trustees: * * * To: The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 RE: Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0050 * * * Dear Secretary Cardona: The Association of the Community College Trustees (ACCT) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Notice of Prop more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators: * * * To: U.S. Department of Education Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0050 400 Maryland Ave., SW, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20202 To whom it may concern: On behalf of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and our 3,000 member institutions, we respectfully submit to the U. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from New America: * * * To; U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 5th floor Washington, DC 20202 Docket ID #: ED-2024-OPE-0050 To Whom It May Concern, Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Department of Education's (Department) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to Program Integrity and I more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Aug. 19, 2024, from Clean Future: * * * Comment submitted by Clean Future Dear the committee of the united states assembly, We are writing comments for the proposed EPA rule titled, Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act in Variable Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning Subsector. This all more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Aug. 6, 2024, from Kansas Agriculture Secretary Michael Beam: * * * To: Charles Smith Director, Registration Division Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506C 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Pesticide Product Registration Application for New Use; EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0154 * * * To Whom it May Concern: The Kansas Department of A more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Aug. 6, 2024, from Stephen M. Hall, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Air Pollution Control Program, Jefferson City: * * * To: Meg McCollister Regional Administrator U.S. EPA, Region VII 11201 Renner Boulevard Lenexa, KS 66219 Attn: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0851 Re: Request for 45-day comment period extension for the proposed rule Air Plan Disa more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Aug. 16, 2024, from North Carolina Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Steven Troxler. * * * To: Charles Smith Director, Registration Division (7505P) Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0154; FRL-12103-01- OCSPP * * * The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Cons more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 11, 2024, from the Pediatric IBD Porto Group of the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Here are excerpts: * * * Patrizzia Cavazzone, MD, Director, CDER, patrizzia.cavazzone@fda.hhs.gov Peter Marks, MD, PhD, Director, Ctr for Biologics Evaluation, peter.marks@fda.hhs.gov Nikolay Nikolov, MD, Dire more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication on Aug. 23, 2024, from ClearWater Conservancy: * * * ClearWater Conservancy is an accredited land trust and environmental organization with a mission to "conserve and restore our natural resources through land conservation, water resources stewardship, and environmental outreach across central Pennsylvania." Our 1000+ members rightly expect ClearWater Cons more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 19, 2024, from the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Transportation Division: * * * BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION DOCKET NO. FRA-2011-0104 These comments are on behalf of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 22, 2024, from the Institute of International Bankers, New York: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-115710-22), Room 5203, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C., 20044 Re: Supplemental Comments on Proposed Computational Regulations Under Section 4501 (REG-115710-22) * * * Ladies and Gentlemen: The Institute of Int more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated July 16, 2024, from Clackamas County Sheriff Angela Brandenburg: * * * To: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) US Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave NW Washington D.C. 20210 Upon review of RIN 1218-AC91 and the proposed changes to 29 CFR 1910 which OSHA has titled Emergency Response Standard, I appreciate the opportun more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from the National Conference of State Legislatures: * * * To: The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Docket Number FNS-2023-0029 Dear Secretary Vilsack, NCSL appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Dec. 29, 2023, Interim Final Rule "Establishing the Sum more ST