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Public Comments on Proposed Federal Rules Newsletter for 2024-09-10 ( 25 items )  
APHIS Releases Public Communication From Breakthrough Institute (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 29, 2024, from the Breakthrough Institute, Berkeley, California: * * * To: Mrs. Chessa Huff-Woodard USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Biotechnology Regulatory Services chessa.d.huff-woodard@usda.gov RE: Request for Information: Exploring Pathways to Commercialization for Modified Microbes, Docket No. APHIS-2024-0002-00 more ST

APHIS Releases Public Communication From Sartorius (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 29, 2024, from Sartorius: * * * Request for Information: Exploring Pathways to Commercialization for Modified Microbes (USDA APHIS 2024-0001-0001) Subject: Request for Information: Exploring Pathways to Commercialization for Modified Microbes (Document ID: APHIS-2024-0002-0001) * * * Sartorius appreciates the opportunity to provide f more ST

CFPB Releases Public Communication From UnidosUS (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Aug. 30, 2024, from UnidosUS: * * * To: Rohit Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Proposed Interpretive Rule on Regulation Z. Docket No. CFPB-2024-0032. * * * Dear Director Chopra, On behalf of UnidosUS, we respectfully submit the comments below in re more ST

DOT Releases Public Communication From Southwest Airlines (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from Southwest Airlines: * * * To: Subash Iyer, Esq. Acting General Counsel U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 * To: Blane Workie, Esq. Assistant General Counsel Office of Aviation Consumer Protection U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 * To: Brian Stansbury, Esq. more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From Alamo Colleges District (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 22, 2024, from the Alamo Colleges District, San Antonio, Texas: * * * To: Miguel Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education c/o Gregory Martin Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20202 RE: Docket ED-2024-OPE-0050: Comment on Proposed Regulations - Attendance-Taking Requirements and Financial Aid Disallowance more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers: * * * To: The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20002 Re: Docket ED-2024-OPE-0050 * * * Dear Secretary Cardona, On behalf of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), I am wri more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From Directors of Online & Distance Learning Environments (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from Directors of Online and Distance Learning Environments: * * * Comment from Directors of Online and Distance Learning Environments (DOODLE) * * * DOODLE consists of distance learning leaders in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. As a collective, we have followed the negotiated rule making process and met to discuss the potential implications of the pro more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From Hispanic Federation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated June 12, 2024, from Hispanic Federation, New York: * * * To: Dr. Nasser Paydar Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Office of Postsecondary Education United States Department of Education cc. Miguel Cardona, Secretary, United States Department of Education James Kvaal, Under Secretary, United States Department of Education RE: Request to Provide for Public Comment in R more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From Instructional Technology Council (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Aug. 22, 2024, from Kellie Schellenberg, board of directors chair at the Instructional Technology Council, Mount Royal, New Jersey: * * * Re: Proposed changes to regulations for Distance Education and Return to Title IV for distance education courses * * * As Chair of the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) Board of Directors, I am writing to express significant concerns regarding th more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From Montgomery College President Williams (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Sept. 22, 2024, from Montgomery College President Jermaine F. Williams: * * * Comments on NPRM Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education, Return of Title IV, HEA Funds, and Federal TRIO Programs Thank you for this opportunity to comment on Federal Register Document # 2024-16102. As the president of a large, multi-campus community college, I have concerns regarding t more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From Phil Hill & Associates (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 21, 2024, from Partner Phil Hill and Associates: * * * To: Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education * To: James Kvaal, J.D. Under Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0050 * * * Dear Secretary Cardona and Under Secretary Kvaal: Thank you for the opportunity for us to submit comments  more ST

Education Dept. Releases Public Communication From University of Louisville (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Aug. 22, 2024, from the University of Louisville, Kentucky: * * * To: The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20202 Docket ID number: ED-2024-OPE-0050 Subject heading: Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education, Return of Title IV, HEA Funds, and Federal TRIO Programs F more ST

FDA Releases Public Communication From Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 28, 2024, from Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Burlington, North Carolina: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket No. FDA-2024-D-1829 Draft Guidance for Industry: Platform Technology Designation Program for Drug Development *  more ST

FEMA Releases Public Communication From Environmental Defense Fund (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from the Environmental Defense Fund, New York: * * * To: Deanne Criswell, Administrator The Federal Emergency Management Agency Re: Request for Information on the National Flood Insurance Program's Community Rating System Redesign Effort (FEMA-2024-0022) * * * Environmental Defense Fund ("EDF") respectfully submits the fol more ST

FEMA Releases Public Communication From Natural Resources Defense Council Climate Adaptation Division (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Rob Moore, director of the Climate Adaptation Division's Flooding Solutions Team in the Natural Resources Defense Council, Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: The Honorable Deanne Criswell Administrator Federal Emergency Management Agency 500 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20472 Comments in response to Request for Information o more ST

FEMA Releases Public Communication From Pima County Regional Flood Control District, Ariz. (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from the Pima County Regional Flood Control District, Arizona: * * * Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0022 Prepared by: Dr. Greg Saxe, CRS Coordinator Pima County Regional Flood Control District The Pima County Regional Flood Control District (District) appreciates the opportunity to provide the responses below to questions 1-11 posed i more ST

Fish & Wildlife Service Releases Public Communication From EPA (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated Aug. 22, 2024, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: * * * To: Sara D. Boario, Regional Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region 1011 East Tudor Road Anchorage, Alaska 99503 * * * Dear Sara D. Boario: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reviewed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's July 2024 Draft Environmental Assessment f more ST

FTC Releases Public Communication From Engine Advocacy (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from Engine Advocacy: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20580 U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Re: Comments of Engine Advocacy regarding Serial Acquisitions, Docket no. FTC-2024-0028 * * * Engine is a non-profit technology policy, research, and advocacy orga more ST

GSA Releases Public Communication From UL Solutions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 28, 2024, from UL Solutions: * * * Subject: Public Comment for GSA's Green Building Certification System Review; Notice-MG-2024-02 * * * We appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings on its Green Building Certification System Review. Since our founding in 1894, UL Solution more ST

NCUA Releases Public Communication From Suncoast Credit Union (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The National Credit Union Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 20, 2024, from Suncoast Credit Union, Tampa, Florida: * * * To: Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks Secretary of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3428 RE: Comments to Decennial Regulation Review Phase I Concerning Categories: "Applications and Reporting," and "Powers and Activities" Docket Number: NCUA- 2024-0014 * * * Intro more ST

NHTSA Releases Public Communication From Humanetics (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 28, 2024, from Humanetics, Farmington Hills, Michigan: * * * To: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Docket Management Facility, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Subject: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (AN more ST

Treasury Comptroller of Currency Releases Public Communication From American Bankers Association (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from the American Bankers Association: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office Attention: Comment Processing Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 Re: Proposed Rule: Financial Data Transparency Act, Docket ID OCC-2024-0012 (August 2, 2024) * * * The American Bankers Asso more ST

Treasury Dept. Releases Public Communication From German Marshall Fund (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Aug. 8, 2024, from the German Marshall Fund: * * * To: Meena R. Sharma Director, Office of Investment Security Policy, and International Relations, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 * * * Dear Director Sharma, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the notice of notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on "Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Secu more ST

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Public Communication From Delta Stewardship Council (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District has released the following public communication dated Aug. 15, 2024, from the Delta Stewardship Council, Sacramento, California: * * * To: United States Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District 4155 East Clay Street RM 221, Vicksburg, MS 39183 RE: Best Practices for Vegetation Management on Levees - Draft for Public Review and Comment (Spring 2024) * * * Thank yo more ST

U.S. Coast Guard Releases Public Communication From Vinik Marine Services (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from Vinik Marine Services LLC, Keyport, New Jersey: * * * Comment to Docket USCG-2024-0404-0001 NPRM: Safety Zone; Hackensack River, Kearny and Secaucus, NJ * * * This comment is being submitted in response to the United States Coast Guard's ("USCG") NPRM docket number USCG-2024-0404 ("NPRM"). We own and operate towing vessels and barges along the more ST