WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association: * * * ACEA COMMENTS US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NPRM ON SECURING ICTS FOR CONNECTED VEHICLES To: Elizabeth L.D. Cannon Executive Director Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitu more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from the Alliance for American Manufacturing: * * * To: Ms. Elizabeth L.D. Cannon Executive Director, Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 RE: Securing the Information and Co more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Elizabeth L.D. Cannon Executive Director Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20230 RE: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Securing t more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Sept. 25, 2024, from Association of University Export Control Officers: * * * To: Hillary Hess Director, Regulatory Policy Division Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce Re: Comments on Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls, 89 Fed. Reg. 60,998 (July 29, 2024) RIN 0694-AI3 more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers: * * * China Association of Automobile Manufacturers' Comments on "Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain ：Connected Vehicles" issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce The China Association of Automobile Manufact more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 11, 2024, from Securiport LLC, Reston Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Thea D. Rozman Kendler Assistant Secretary for Export Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20230 RE: Proposed Rule - Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls BIS-2 more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from the US-China Business Council. Here are excerpts: * * * US-China Business Council Comment on End-Use and End-User Based Export Controls, Including US Persons Activities Controls: Military and Intelligence End Uses and End Users (Docket No. 240923-0249) (RIN 0694-AJ43); Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from ZTE Corp.: * * * We made the following 8 comments to BIS in terms of the definition and scope of application of the rule: 1. When does the Proposed Rule (0694-AJ43, 0694-AI35) issued by BIS become Final Rule? Is there a period of time between when it becomes Final Rule and when it goes into effect? Rule changes will result in modification more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center Executive Committee: * * * Agency Name: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Docket Number: CISA-2024-0021 Subject: Response to Nationwide Cyber Security Review Information Collection Activity From: Election Infrastructure Infor more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Mount Rainier, Maryland: * * * To: Michael S. Regan, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability Docket I.D. No: EPA-HQ-OPPT-202 more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 12, 2024, from Nordic Ecolabelling, Oslo, Norway: * * * To: Environmental protection agency Hearing comments: Update to EPA's Recommendation of Specifications, Standards and Ecolables for Federal Purchasing Nordic Ecolabelling is giving comments on the following points: EPA is particularly interested in receiving comments that include the following: - Name of person or or more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from Kelly Brazzo, co-founder and CEO of the CureLGMD2i Foundation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Patrizia Cavazzoni, MD Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research * To: Peter Marks, MD, PhD Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Sil more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from the Outsourcing Facilities Association: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: FDA-2024-P-4937, Citizen Petition from Covington & Burling LLP on Behalf of Novo Nordisk Inc.--Outsourcing Facilities more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from Eric R. Riess, founder of Aspen Legal, Belleville, Illinois: * * * COMMENTS TO RFI ON THE FRANCHISE RELATIONSHIP, PROVISIONS OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, FRANCHISOR BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PAYMENTS TO FRANCHISORS FROM THIRD-PARTIES * * * Greetings: My name is Eric Riess. I am a franchise attorney. I founded my own law firm (www.aspenlawteam.com). I own one-third of a franc more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from Sabrina Wall, founder and CEO of the Franchise Brokers Association: * * * My name is Sabrina Wall, and I am the Founder and CEO of the Franchise Brokers Association, Inc., a franchise broker referral network and training center. Over the past 17 years, I have extensive experience in the franchise industry, including owning or operating 27 different franchise locations withi more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from the International Franchise Association. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Hon. April Tabor Secretary Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, D.C. 20580 Re: Solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices (FTC Docket No.-2023-0026) (March 10, 2023; reopened July 12, more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from the Pit Owners Association: * * * To: Honorable Lina Khan Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 RE: Solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices Docket: FTC-2023-0026 - Reopened Request * * * Dear Chair Khan, On behalf of the Pit Owners Association (POA) and its franchi more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from Daniel Schuman executive director of the American Governance Institute: * * * To: General Services Administration Office of Government-wide Policy Re: Docket GSA-GSA-2024-0016, 6th. U.S. Open Government National Action Plan * * * On behalf of the American Governance Institute, I appreciate the opportunity to provide input on the development of the 6th U.S. Ope more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from the National Park Service Resource Stewardship and Science Associate Regional Director Jonathan Meade. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166 RE: Call for Information and Nominations-- Commercial Leasing  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Regional Administrator Michael Pentony. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Karen Baker Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia 20166 RE: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 25, 2024, from the Virginia Maritime Association, Norfolk: * * * To: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road Mailstop: VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166. Re: Central Atlantic 2 Call for Information and Nominations (BOEM-2024-0040) * * * The Virginia Maritime Association (VMA) represents over 450 more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission: * * * To: Mr. Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop: VAM-OREP Sterling, VA 20166 Subject: Request for Information and Nominations - Central Atlantic Outer Continental ShelfCentral Atlantic 2, Docket No. BOEM more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from Kieser and Associates LLC: * * * Kieser & Associates, LLC is an environmental science and engineering consulting firm based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. We have pursued innovative policy and technology applications with the farming community for over three decades to address surface water quality challenges across the continental Unit more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from Blue Water Fisheries LLC, Contoocook, New Hampshire: * * * To: Shannon Bettridge, Ph.D., Chief Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division Office of Protected Resources National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Email: Shannon.Bettridge@noaa.gov RE: Request for comment  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from the Maine Lobstermen's Association Inc., Kennebunk: * * * To: Shannon Bettridge, Ph.D. Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division Office of Protected Resources, NMFS 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD, 20910 Re: Comments of the Maine Lobstermen's Association on the Proposed 2025 List of Fisherie more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Turtle Island Restoration Network, Forest Knolls, California: * * * To: Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division Office of Protected Resources, NMFS 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Re: Marine Mammal Protection Act List of Fisheries for 2025 * * * NMFS is releasing its proposed List o more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from the University of New Hampshire Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems: * * * To: Shannon Bettridge, Ph.D., Chief Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division Office of Protected Resources National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Email: Shannon.Bettridge@noaa.gov RE: Re more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from Elite ICT: * * * Safety is our highest priority. While we naturally share the agency's interest in protecting the health and safety of workers during excessive weather events, we have some concerns with OSHA's proposed "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings" proposed rule based on the impractical more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Access Board Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from the Assistive Technology Industry Association: * * * Policy Statement on Artificial Intelligence: The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) is committed to ensuring that federal policies and targeted investments in artificial intelligence (AI) consider key factors crucial to ensuring equity and access to assist more ST