WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 24, 2024, from Mac Ehrhardt, chairman at Albert Lea Seed House Inc., Minnesota: * * * To: National Organic Standards Board Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification Subcommittee USDA-AMS-NOP Docket: # AMS-NOP- 24-0023 RE: Discussion on Consistency in Organic Seed Use Discussion Document * * * Dear NOSB Compliance, Accreditation, and Certifi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Bejo Seeds Inc., Oceano, California: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP Docket: AMS-NOP-24-0023 RE: Compliance, Accreditation, and Certification Subcommittee Discussion Document: Consistency in Organic Seed Use * * * Dear Ms. Arsenault: Thank you for seeking input on matters crucial more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Biodegradable Products Institute, New York. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Kyla Smith, Chair National Organic Standards Board We are grateful to USDA for acting on BPI's request that the Secretary consult the National Organic Standards Board ("NOSB") regarding the Petition for Rulemaking regarding the definition of compost.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the California Apple Commission, Clovis: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 2642-S, Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Docket: AMS-NOP-24-0023 * * * Dear Ms. Arsenault, The California Apple Commission (CAC), a stat more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Center for Food Safety, Portland, Oregon: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 2648-S, Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 RE: AMS-NOP-24-0023- Comments on Compost, Inert Ingredients and Induced Mutagenesis Center for Food Safety Comments to the more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Coalition for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture, Seattle, Washington: * * * To: National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 2642-S, STOP 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 nosb@usda.gov Re: Fall 2024 Comments to NOSB - Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0023 * * * We are writing on behalf of the Coaliti more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Cornucopia Institute, Viroqua, Wisconsin. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Michelle Arsenault National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 2648-S, Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0023 * * * The Cornucopia Institute uncovers the truth behind organic food and advocat more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from CROPP Cooperative: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault USDA AMS NOP AMS-AMS-NOP-24-0023 September 30, 2024 RE: Fall 2024 NOSB Crops Subcommittee Agenda Items * * * CROPP Cooperative (CROPP) respectfully submits the following comments pertaining to agenda items from the Crops Subcommittee for the Fall 2024 National Organic Standard more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from CROPP Cooperative: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault USDA AMS NOP AMS-AMS-NOP-24-0023 September 30, 2024 RE: Fall 2024 NOSB Handling Subcommittee Agenda Items * * * CROPP Cooperative (CROPP) respectfully submits the following comments pertaining to agenda items from the Handling Subcommittee for the Fall 2024 National Organic St more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from CROPP Cooperative: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault USDA AMS NOP AMS-NOP-24-0023 September 30, 2024 RE: Fall 2024 NOSB Livestock Subcommittee Agenda Items * * * CROPP Cooperative (CROPP) respectfully submits the following comments pertaining to agenda items from the Livestock Subcommittee for the Fall 2024 National Organic Stan more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024 from Driscolls, Watsonville, California: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Room 2648-So., Ag Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 RE: AMS-NOP-24-0023 Crops Subcommittee--Sunset 2026 Review: Request for Public Comment Crop Substanc more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from EarthClaims LLC, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * Docket No. AMS-NOP-24-0023 Comment in Support of Amending the National List by Adding the Animal Drug Meloxicam * * * Statement of Interest EarthClaims, LLC ("EarthClaims") is a livestock certification company. It is the exclusive North American certification body to the Global Animal  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Friends of the Earth: * * * To: National Organic Standards Board U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20250-0268 RE: AMS-NOP-24-0023- Comments on Induced Mutagenesis and Gene Editing * * * Thank you for this opportunity to provide comments on the National Organic Standards Board proposals, and more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s, Salt Lake City, Utah. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 2642-S, STOP 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 RE: Doc. No. AMS-NOP-24-0023, NOSB Meeting October 2 more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 1, 2024, from Kanalani Ohana Farm: * * * Aloha Chair and Members: As a past NOSB member (2011-2016), thank you for your service. As a long-term small-scale organic producer, it is my voice which not sufficiently heard by NOSB in decision making. There are several topics which are being discussed which are worth bringing up and my hope is that in con more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Dennis Rodoni, president at the Marin County Board of Supervisors, San Rafael, California: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), USDA-AMS-NOP 400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 2642-S, STOP 0268 Washington, DC 20250 nosb@usda.gov Re: Comment for October 22-24 Natio more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from MOSA, Viroqua, Wisconsin: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP RE: Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0023 Document # AMS-NOP-24-0023-0005 NOSB Materials Subcommittee Proposal: Carbon Dioxide - petitioned (pdf) and Proposal: Compost Production for Organic Agriculture - pe more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from MOSA, Viroqua, Wisconsin: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP RE: Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0023 Document # AMS-NOP-24-0023-0005 NOSB Livestock Subcommittee Proposal: Annotation Change - DL-methionine (pdf) and Proposal: Annotation Change - Iodine (pdf) * * *  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the National Organic Coalition, Arlington, Massachusetts. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Room 2648-S, Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 RE: AMS-NOP-24-0023- Livestock Comments NOC Comments to the National Organic Standards Bo more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from NatureWorks, Plymouth, Minnesota: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist- National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP Docket: AMS-NOP-24-0023-0005 Re: Crops Subcommittee- Compost * * * Ms. Arsenault, As the leading global producer of the biobased polylactide (PLA) polymer called Ingeo, and our headqua more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 29, 2024, from the Organic Integrity Cooperative Guild: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0023 CS -- Pear Ester; Sunset 2026. * * * Dear Ms. Arsenault: Thank you for this opportunity to provide comment on the National Organic Standards Board's (NOSB) 2024 Spring Meeting. The O more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 1, 2024, from Angela Wartes-Kahl, president at the Organic Integrity Cooperative Guild Inc., Poulsbo, Washington: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Avenue SW Room 2642-S, STOP 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Re: Docket AMS-NOP-24-0023-0005 * * * Dear Ms more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Organic Materials Review Institute, Eugene, Oregon: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Advisor Committee Specialist National Organic Standard Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 2648-So., Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Re: Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0023 Attention: Handling Subcommittee * * * OMRI thanks the N more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Organic Materials Review Institute, Eugene, Oregon: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Advisor Committee Specialist National Organic Standard Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 2648-So., Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Re: Docket # AMS-NOP-24-002 Attention: Livestock Subcommittee * * * OMRI thanks the N more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Organic Materials Review Institute, Eugene, Oregon: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault, Advisor Committee Specialist National Organic Standard Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 2648-So., Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Re: Docket # AMS-NOP-24-0023 Attention: Materials Subcommittee * * * OMRI thanks the  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 1, 2024, from Jeremy N. Marchant, chief scientist at the Organic Plus Trust Inc., Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: National Organic Standards Board From: Organic Plus Trust Inc. RE: Docket#: AMS-NOP-24-0023, Support for the Proposal to Add Meloxicam to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances Sec.205.603, and subsequent support for the L more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 1, 2024, from OrganicEye, La Farge, Wisconsin. Here are excerpts: * * * OrganicEye Comments pursuant to October 2024 National Organic Standards Board Meeting Agenda * * * Preamble OrganicEye is a tax-exempt farm policy research group best known for its role as an organic industry watchdog. We steward our funding and resources carefully. Therefore, more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 1, 2024, from the Quality Certification Services, Gainesville, Florida: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 2642-S, Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Docket ID: AMS-NOP-24-0023 Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Parent Agenc more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 1, 2024, from Quality Certification Services, Gainesville Florida: * * * To: Ms. Michelle Arsenault Advisory Committee Specialist National Organic Standards Board USDA-AMS-NOP 1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 2642-S, Mail Stop 0268 Washington, DC 20250-0268 Docket ID: AMS-NOP-24-0023 Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Parent Agency: De more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps) has released the following public communication dated Sept. 17, 2024, from the United Way of King County: * * * To Whom It May Concern: This is in response to Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) "3045-AA84" titled AmeriCorps State and National Updates by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This comment is submitted on behalf of America's Service Commissions (ASC), the national association of  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 American Academy of Ophthalmology and four collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P Mail Stop C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, M more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated July 12, 2024, from Andrew J. Einstein, cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1786-P PO Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-1810 RE: CMS-1809-P: Med more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulato more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Curium Pharma: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attn: CMS-1809-P 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment an more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 members of the Diabetes Advocacy Alliance: * * * 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 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS-1809-P * * * Dear Administrator Brooks-La more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Dornier MedTech America Inc., Kennesaw, Georgia: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks La-Sure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY20 more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 445-G Washington, D.C. 20201 Re: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambula more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Fairview Health Services: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospit more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Florida Hospital Association, Tallahassee: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Submitted via regulations.gov Re: CMS-1809-P: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Paymen more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Indigenous Health Coalition, Rochester, New York: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: All-Inclusive Rate Add-On Payment for High-Cost Drugs Provided by Indian Health Service and Tri more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Jefferson Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS-1809-P; Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Karius, Redwood City, California: * * * COMMENT LETTER: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Policy CY2025 (CMS 1809-P) * Topic: Payment for Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals - III.V.B.c, Proposed Payment for Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals - 89 Fed Reg 59213-9 Ryan Howe Director Hospital and Ambulato more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Louisiana Rural Health Association, Napoleonville: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-1809-P; Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Sur more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 March of Dimes, New York: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 * * * Dear Secretary Becerra: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' ( more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Medicare Rights Center, New York: * * * To: Hon. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Attention: CMS-1809-P Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: RIN 0938-AV35 Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Paymen more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Minnesota Hospital Association, Saint Paul: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G Washington, DC 20201 RE: Comments on Proposed Rule CMS-1809-P: Medicare and Medicaid more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 North Carolina Healthcare Association, Raleigh: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G Washington, DC 20201 RE: CMS - 1809-P - Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 National Council of Urban Indian Health and 41 urban Indian organizations: * * * To: The Honorable Xavier Becerra Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 RE: CMS OPPS Proposed Rule: Medicaid Clinic Se more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 National Rural Health Association: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-1809-P; Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Pay more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Nectero Medical Inc., Tempe, Arizona: * * * To: 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 Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated May 15, 2024, from Northwest Administrators Inc., Seattle, Washington: * * * To: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Division of Regulations Development Room C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 RE: CMS-10788 Prescription Drug and Health Care more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Penn Medicine: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: CMS-1809-P; Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Repo more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Philips, Cambridge, Massachusetts: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Attn: CMS-1809-P Mail Stop C4-26-05 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Sys more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Power to the Patients: * * * CY2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule * * * On behalf of Power to the Patients/1, a national nonprofit advocacy group founded solely for the purpose of making sure all Americans are aware of their legal right to know the price of their health care up front a more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Prison Policy Initiative, Northampton, Massachusetts: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgic more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Kieran Murphy, senior director at Recor Medical Inc., Palo Alto, California: * * * To: Mr. Jason Bennett Director, Technology, Coding and Pricing Group (TCPG) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, Sauk City: * * * To: 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 Subject: CMS-1809-P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital O more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 8, 2024, from Courtney Maxey-Jones, director of CCU at State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse: * * * 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, DC 202 more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Rajiv Chopra, founder of Texas Prostate LLC, Dallas: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health & Human Services ATTN: CMS-1809-P 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: [CMS-1809-P] CY 2025 Hospital Outpatient PPS Policy Ch more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication on Sept. 9, 2024, from Nikolaos Spilias, interventional cardiologist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine: * * * To Whom It May Concern, In the dynamic field of hypertension treatment, renal denervation technologies like the Paradise and Symplicity Spyral systems are playing a crucial role. Based on my experience as a more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 Angela L. Brown, professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri: * * * To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to express my opinion regarding CMS CY 2025 Hospital Outpatient PPS Proposed Rule, specifically related to establishing separate transitional pass-through (TPT)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Legal Services Advocacy Project, St. Paul, Minnesota: * * * To: The Honorable Rohit Chopra Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20552 In re: Petition for Rulemaking to Amend Identity Theft Definitions in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V) Docket ID: CFPB-2024-0037 * * * Dear Director Chopra, The more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury: * * * To: Ms. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 Re: Proposed Rule: Financial Data Transparency Act Joint Data Standards, File No. S7-2024-05 (August 2, 2024) * * * Dear Ms. Countryman: On behalf of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Tre more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Aeropres Corp., Shreveport, Louisiana: * * * To: Alberta E. Mills Division of the Secretary Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Subject: Banned Hazardous Substances: Aerosol Duster Products Containing More Than 18 mg in Any Combination of HFC-152a and/or HFC-134a (Docket No. CPSC-2021-0015) * * * Dear Ms. Mills,  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Ikea: * * * To: Secretary of the Commission U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway, Room 820 Bethesda, MD 20814 RE: Comment of Inter IKEA Group on the Proposed eFiling program * * * Inter IKEA Group (IKEA) submits this comment as a supplement to its August 16, 2024 Summary of Findings from the eFiling Beta Pilot./1 After extensive more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium: * * * To: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission Comments: Notice of Banned Hazardous Substances: Aerosol Duster Products Containing More Than 18 mg in Any Combination of HFC-152a and/or HFC-134a Docket No. CPSC-2021-0015 * * * The International Pharmaceutical Aerosol Consortium (IPAC more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the National Aerosol Association, Brea, California: * * * To: Alberta E. Mills Division of the Secretary Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Subject: Banned Hazardous Substances: Aerosol Duster Products Containing More Than 18 mg in Any Combination of HFC-152a and/or HFC-134a (Docket No. CPSC-2021-0015) * * * Dea more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: * * * To: Office of the Secretary Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 RE: Banned Hazardous Substances: Aerosol Duster Products Containing More Than 18 mg in Any Combination of HFC-152a and/or HFC-134a (CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2021- 0015) * * * Dear Chair Hoehn-Saric and Commissioners: T more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the U.S. Canola Association: * * * 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 Species and Designated Critical Habitat more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the University of California, San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment: * * * Comments from University of California, San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment on the 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) Proposed Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) * * * These comments are submitted on behalf of the University more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Sandy: * * * To: Jake Li Deputy Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critic more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 24, 2024, from the Utah Office of Energy Development: * * * TO: United States Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 FROM: Solar for All of Utah Utah Office of Energy Development RE: Solar for All of Utah Response to United States Environmental Protection Agency Request for Comment on the Greenhouse Gas Reducti more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 23, 2024, from the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine, Orono. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Jan Matuszko, Director Environmental Fate and Effects Division Office of Pesticide Programs Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Re Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine (WBCM) comments on the Draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposur more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 27, 2024, from the Association for Accessible Medicines: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Comments from the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) to Docket No. FDA-2024-D2560; Essential Drug Delivery Outputs for Devices Intended To Deliver  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 27, 2024, from Breakthrough T1D, New York: * * * 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-2560 Essential Drug Delivery Outputs for Devices Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biological Products-Draft Guidance for Industry * * * B more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Combination Products Coalition: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket No. FDA-2024-D-2560: Essential Drug Delivery Outputs for Devices Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biological Products; Draft Guidance for Industry * * * more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 26, 2024, from Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Subject: Docket No. FDA-2024-D-2560 - Essential Drug Delivery Outputs for Devices Intended To Deliver Drugs and Biological Products; Draft Gui more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication on Oct. 1, 2024, from Enterprise Mobility, St. Louis, Missouri: * * * Enterprise Mobility Comments Federal Transit Administration - Docket No. FTA-2024-0007 Notice of FTA's Review of Its Partial Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Vans and Minivans and Request for Comment Background and Comments: Enterprise Mobility respectfully submits the following more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 13, 2024, from the transportation departments of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming: * * * Docket No. FTA-2024-0007 The transportation departments of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming ("we" or "our") write to support extension of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA's) existing partial general non-a more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 1, 2024, from the Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine: * * * To: Mr. Micky Tripathi National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 330 C St SW, Washington, D.C. 20201 Re: HHS-ONC-2024-0001; Health Data, Technology, and I more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs: * * * To: Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (Acting) Mary E. Switzer Building Mail Stop: 7033A 330 C Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 RE: Health Data, Tec more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 1, 2024, from Omada Health Inc., San Francisco, California: * * * To: The Honorable Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., M.P.P. Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Department of Health and Human Services 330 C St SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient E more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 4, 2024, from the Pew Charitable Trusts: * * * To: Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mary E. Switzer Building, Mail Stop: 7033A 330 C Street SW, Washingto more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 1, 2024, from Point-of-Care Partners, Hollywood, Florida: * * * To: Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 In reference to: RIN 0955-AA06, Healt more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 1, 2024, from the Texas Medical Association, Austin: * * * To: Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Mary E. Switzer Building, Mail Stop: 7033A 330 C. Street SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Comments on Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, an more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the New York City Housing Authority: * * * To: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0001 Re: Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other P more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Natural Resources Defense Council and 10 collaborators: * * * To: John Armor Director, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 john.armor@noaa.gov * Sophie De Beukelaer National Permit Coordinator, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 1305 East West Hig more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the North American Submarine Cable Association. Here are excerpts: * * * Before NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Washington, D.C. In the Matter of Notice of Modification to the Special Use Permit (SUP) Category for the Continued Presence of Commercial Submarine Cables within the National Marine Sanctuar more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from PC Landing Corp. Here are excerpts: * * * Before the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Washington, D.C. In the Matter of Notice of Modification to the Special Use Permit (SUP) Category for the Continued Presence of Commercial Submarine Cables Within the National Marine Sanctuary System Docket No. NOAA-N more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication on Sept. 27, 2024, from Ward Aquafarms LLC: * * * Shellfish aquaculture as practiced on the East Coast of the United States takes many different forms. Some aquaculture is in deep water, some is in shallow water, some forms require long lines in the water column, some do not. The proposed reclassification of different forms of shellfish aquacultu more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from Strategic Resource Management, Memphis, Tennessee: * * * 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: OCC Comment Letter on Request for Information on Bank-Fintech Arrangements Involving Banking Products and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Wolfsberg Group, Basel, Switzerland. Here are excerpts: * * * 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 * * * Dear Sir or Madam RE: Consultation on the Agencies' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) fo more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the following public communication dated Sept. 30, 2024, from the Caribbean Center for Rising Seas: * * * To: Mr. Joseph Redican Deputy Chief, Planning and Policy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Desk 3F94 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20314 Re: Docket Number COE-2024 003, Regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Environmental Justice Strategic Plan and Vision Request for Input * * * Dear Mr. Redican, The C more ST