WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from the California Hospital Association: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 SUBJECT: CMS-1809-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and A more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc., Nashville, Tennessee: * * * To: Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-1810 Re: Non-Opioid Pain Management Payment Policies in the CY 20 more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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 Robert Lehmann, medical director of Doctors Surgery Center: * * * 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 2 more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 8, 2024, from Homecare Homebase, Dallas, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1803-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Re: CMS-1803-P, CY 2025 Home Health Prospec more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from from Chris Anoatubby, chair of the Indian Health Service Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The advisory committee reports to the Indian Health Service. * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Service more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 8, 2024, from Scott Suckow, executive director of the Liver Coalition, San Diego, California: * * * To the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Sciences, I am writing on behalf of the Liver Coalition to express our support for separating payments for radiopharmaceuticals as outlined in the proposed regulations, "Medicare hos more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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 Werner Doyle, associate professor of Neurosurgery at NYU Langone Medical Center: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Submitted electronically: http://www.regulations.gov RE: Calendar Year 2025 Medicare Hospital more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe, King William, Virginia: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Re: Comments in Support of the Medicaid "F more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: [CMS-1809-P] Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Aug. 6, 2024, from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Savannah River National Laboratory and Kyoto Fusioneering: * * * An Exemplar Public-Private Consortium Framework: Manufacturing and Accelerated Delivery Ecosystem (MADE) for Fusion Howard Wilson, Arnie Lumsdaine, Troy Carter, Jesse Smith, Mickey Wade, ORNL Brenda Garcia-Diaz, Savannah River National Laboratory Satoshi Konishi, Kiyoshi  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Aug. 6, 2024, from Avalanche Energy: * * * Title: Avalanche Energy Comment on DOE RFI on Fusion Energy Public-Private Consortium Framework (PPCF) Authors: Kate Kelly, Mike Prato, Park Cover, Robin Langtry CONSORTIUM PURPOSE & IMPACT We appreciate the DOE's request for input on possible Public-Private Consortium Frameworks aimed at the commercialization of fusion energy. The 2020 FESAC more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Sept. 24, 2024, from Public Citizen Inc.: * * * To: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT Docket No. 16-144-LNG Motion to Intervene of Public Citizen, Inc. On July 21, 2024, Australia-based Woodside Energy Group Ltd announced it was acquiring Tellurian and its proposed Driftwood LNG project in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and fil more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Aug. 6, 2024, from from Brian Wirth of the University of Tennessee Department of Nuclear Engineering and Maha Krishnamurthy of UT Research Foundation: * * * UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PERSPECTIVE on PUBLIC-PRIVATE CONSORTIUM FRAMEWORK (PPCF) to ADVANCE FUSION TECHNOLOGY Brian Wirth, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Maha Krishnamurthy, University of Tenn more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 24, 2024, from the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute: * * * Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Via Federal Rulemaking Portal Re: SAAMI comments on the PHMSA-2023-0108 * * * The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Instit more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the Arkansas Department of Transportation: * * * To: Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Docket No. DOT-OST-2024-0090 The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the United States Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Notice of Propose more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the Fresno (Calif.) Department of Transportation Planning Manager Drew Wilson: * * * TO: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FROM: DREW WILSON, Planning Manger SUBJECT: Docket Number DOT-OST-2024-0090 - Comments * * * The purpose of this Memorandum is to provide feedback on the proposed rulemaking regarding accessibility standards for pedestrian facilities in th more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the Philadelphia (Pa.) Office of Multimodal Planning Director Kelley Yemen: * * * To: The Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590-0001 SUBJECT: Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities; Adoption of Accessibility Standards for  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 20, 2024, from the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee: * * * To: Mr. Brian Anderson OCSPP-OPP-EFED-IO (7507M) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USEPA William Jefferson Clinton East Building (WJC East) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Submitted electronically via Federal eRulemaking Portal RE: Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure o more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from Intel's Ocotillo Facility in Chandler, Arizona: * * * Comments on Maricopa County Rule 205 Emission Offsets Generated by Voluntary Mobile Source Emission Reduction Credits Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0311 Submitted To: Martha Guzman Regional Administrator Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA, 94105 Subm more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 20, 2024, from the Kansas Department of Agriculture: * * * To: Brian Anderson OCSPP-OPP-EFED-IO (7507M) Environmental Protection Agency USEPA William Jefferson Clinton East Building (WJC East) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Crit more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 18, 2024, from the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance, St. Paul, Minnesota: * * * To: Mr. Jake Li, Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Sp more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 20, 2024, from the Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Lincoln: * * * To: Mr. Jake Li Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Submitted electronically via Federal eRulemaking Portal RE: Draft Insecticide Strategy t more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 20, 2024, from the Oregon Seed Council: * * * To: Jan Matuszko Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division Office of Pesticides Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20460 Re: EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0299 Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the Elevate Advocacy: * * * Re: Comment on Docket No. FDA-2021-D-0789 Elevate Advocacy is pleased to provide feedback to the FDA on its revised draft guidance, Diversity Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations in Clinical Trials. Like so many others who champion m more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 25, 2024, from the Center for Biological Diversity and Monitor Research Conservation Society: * * * To: Ms. Yvette Converse Pinyon Jay Project Leader U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Yvette_converse@fws.gov Re: Comments Regarding Listing of Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) under the Endangered Species Act (FWS-R6-ES-2022-0177) * * * Dear Ms more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 25, 2024, from the American Heart Association: * * * To: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 330 C Street SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: RIN 0955-AA06 * * * Dear Assistant Secretary Tripathi: On behalf of the American Heart Association (AHA), including the American Stroke Association  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has released the following public communication dated Aug. 30, 2024, from Sens. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, and Todd Young, R-Indiana: * * * To: The Honorable Bryan Newland Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs U.S. Department of Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 RE: RIN 1076-AF67 -- Proposed Rule by the Bureau of Indiana Affairs on July 12, 2024, regarding Federal Acknowledgement of American India more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 19, 2024, from the Ocean Conservancy and Pacific Environment, San Francisco, California: * * * To: U.S. Maritime Administration Attn: Port Infrastructure Development Program 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 Comments on the U.S. Maritime Administration's Request for Comments on the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collecti more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The National Credit Union Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 24, 2024, from Luke Martone, regulatory advocacy senior counsel of America's Credit Unions: * * * To: Ms. Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks Secretary of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 RE: Revisions to Credit Union Profile (Form 4501A) (OMB Control Number 3133-0204) * * * Dear Ms. Conyers-Ausbrooks: On behalf of Americ more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The National Credit Union Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 22, 2024, from the Illinois Credit Union League, Naperville: * * * To: Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks, Secretary of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314-3428 Re: Succession Planning RIN 3133-AF42 * * * Dear Ms. Conyers-Ausbrooks: The Illinois Credit Union League (ICUL) is the primary trade association for 208 state and fe more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The National Credit Union Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 24, 2024, from JT Blau, chief advocacy officer of the Virginia Credit Union League: * * * To: Ms. Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks Secretary of the Board National Credit Union Administration 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Re: Revisions to Credit Union Profile (Form 4501A) (OMB Control Number 3133) * * * Dear Ms. Conyers-Ausbrooks: On behalf of the Virginia Credit  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the following public communication dated Sept. 18, 2024, from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation: * * * To: Department of Defense Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, Regulatory Directorate 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09 Alexandria, VA 22350-1700. Re: Proposed Collection; Comment Request U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Departmen more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has released the following public communication dated Sept. 3, 2024, from the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Zurich, Switzerland: * * * Subject: Experimental Use Exception Request for Comments * * * This paper provides for AIPPI's response to USPTO's Request for Comments on the Question of Experimental Use Exception. The paper was prepared by AIPPI's Standing Committe more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has released the following public communication dated Sept. 26, 2024, from the Japan Intellectual Property Association, Tokyo: * * * To: The Honorable Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Re: Experimental Use Exception Request for Comments [Docket No.: PTO-C-2024-0023] * more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has released the following public communication dated Sept. 12, 2024, from the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association: * * * To: The Honorable Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Re: Experimental Use Excepon Request for Comments [Docket No.: PTO-C-2024-0023] * * more ST