WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from Fincantieri SPA, Trieste, Italy: * * * Comment Section 16 [View figure in the link at the bottom] Comment refers to above section where according to the new standards, the more protective standard needs to be applied. Please see attached example (page 2). We have a cooking counter in a niche constructed in  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from Commonwealth Care Alliance: * * * CCA RESPONSE TO THE AGENCY INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES: PROPOSED COLLECTION; COMMENT REQUEST: MEDICARE HEALTH OUTCOMES SURVEY (OMB CONTROL NUMBER: 0938-0701) To: Dr. Meena Seshamani, Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare Department of Health and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following ex parte public communication dated Sept. 10, 2024, from Arkansas Bankers Association: * * * DOCKET: Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions * 89 FR 13852 (Feb. 23, 2024) * Document No. 2024-01095 * Docket No. CFPB-2024-0002 (RIN: 3170-AA42) Fees for Instantaneously Declined Transactions ("NSF Fees") * 89 FR 5 6031 (Jan. 31, 2024) * Document No. 2024-01688 * Docket No. CFPB-2024-0003 ( more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has released the following public communication dated Dec. 5, 2024, from Peckham Inc., Lansing, Michigan: * * * To: Ms. Kimberly M. Zeich Executive Director U.S. AbilityOne Commission 355 E Street SW Suite 325 Washington, DC 20024 Re: Docket CPPBSD-2024-0004; Request for Comments on Proposed Participating Employee Information (PEI) Form Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments and a more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 13, 2024, from the AdvaMed Medical Imaging Division: * * * To: Kirk Lawrence Program Manager Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Department of Homeland Security RE: Docket No. CISA-2024-0028, "Request for Comment on Product Security Bad Practices Guidance" * * * Dear Mr. Lawrence, The AdvaMed Medical Imag more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Business Software Alliance: * * * To: Jeff Greene Executive Assistant Director Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency * * * Executive Assistant Director Green: Thank you for seeking comments on this document. The Business Software Alliance/1 (BSA) agrees that software security should be a to more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 13, 2024, from Consumer Reports: * * * To: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Department of Homeland Security 1110 N. Glebe Road Arlington, VA 20598-0630 Re: Comment on CISA's "Product Security Bad Practices" Document (Docket CISA-2024 0028) * * * Consumer Reports appreciates the chance to comment  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Information Technology Industry Council: * * * Re: ITI Response to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Request for Comment on Product Security Bad Practices Guidance; Docket No. CISA-2024-0028 I. Introduction The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) appreciates the opportunit more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released the following public communication dated Dec. 12, 2024, from Immigrant Justice Corps, New York: * * * Re: Agency Information Collection Activities: Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) Intake Form, DHS Form 405, OMB Control No. 1601-0030 (Docket No. DHS-2024-0028) * * * Immigrant Justice Corps/1 ("IJC") submits the following comment to the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS" or "the Department")  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from SMART Transportation Division, Independence, Ohio: * * * To: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION DOCKET NO. DOT-OST-2022-0027 * * * These comments are on behalf of the Transportation Division of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union (SMART-TD), an organizatio more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from Community Legal Aid: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, D.C. 20202 RE: Docket ID ED-2024-SCC-0128, Agency Informa more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Council of Administrators of Special Education: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine. PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Re: Docket No. ED-2024-SCC-0128 * * * Dear Ms. Valentine: The Council of Administrators of Special Ed more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Attention: Sa more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 12, 2024, from LatinoJustice PRLDEF. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Manager of the Strategic Collection & Clearance Governance U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202-1200 Re: Docket No. ED-2024-SCC-0128 Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection * * * LatinoJustice PRLDEF ("LatinoJustice") writes in support of the Department's data coll more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator: * * * To: U.S. Department of Education Docket ID ED-2024-OPE-0135 Office of Postsecondary Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, 5th floor Washington, DC 20202 * * * On behalf of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and our 3,000 member institutions, we respectfull more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the National Center for Learning Disabilities: * * * To: Ms. Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division Office of the Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 RE: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Co more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the National Education Association: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200 Re: Docket ID ED-2024-SCC-012 more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 13, 2024, from the National Women's Law Center. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Manager of Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW LBJ, Room 4C210 Washington, DC 20202-1200. Re: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection (Docket No. ED-2024-SCC- more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 13, 2024, from the School Superintendents Association: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 550 12th Street SW Washington, D.C. 20202-0023 RE: Agency Information Collection Activities; more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Southern Education Foundation: * * * To: Assistant Secretary of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Catherine Lhamon U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 Re: Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0128, Comments in Response to Request for Information Regarding the Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection * * * Dear Assistant Secretary more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Dec. 13, 2024, from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Professor Michael Pinard: * * * To: Stephanie Valentine, PRA Coordinator Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division Office of Chief Data Officer Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210 Washingto more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 4, 2024, from Clarios LLC, Austin, Texas. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Superfund Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0376 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Comments by Clarios, LLC on Proposed Listing of Exide Technologies - Vernon, California Site on National Priorities List - EPA-HQ-OL more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from the Air Line Pilots Association International: * * * To: Mr. Nathan Chaffman U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 Washington D.C. 20590-0001 RE: Modification of Class D Airspace, Establishment of Class E Airspace FAA Docket No. FAA-2024-2055 a more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Air Line Pilots Association International: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2024-2418; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00239-T. Airworthiness Directives: ATR Model ATR42 and AT more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Air Line Pilots Association International: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2024-2417; Project Identifier AD-2024-00336-E. Airworthiness Directives: General Electric Model G more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Air Line Pilots Association International: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2024-2415; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00545-T. Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Canada Limited  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from Eastbluff Homeowners Community Association: * * * To: FAA From: Ron Rubino, Directror Eastbluff Homeowners' Community Association * * * We understand the FAA is accepting comments from the Federal Register on their information collection for the existing Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Program. We believe this voluntary more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from the Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition of Maryland: * * * The Montgomery County Quiet Skies Coalition of Maryland advocates on behalf of communities in Montgomery County, MD that are subjected to untenable levels of noise from commercial aircraft approaching and departing Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Communities bo more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA -305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane - Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Notice to the Public of Website Location of Center for Devices and Radiological Health Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Guidance Development [Docke more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 5, 2024, from AbbVie, Rockville, Maryland: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Docket No. FDA-2015-D-1580 Incorporating Voluntary Patient Preference Information Over the Total Product Life Cycle; Guidance for Industry, Food and Dr more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 5, 2024, from EMD Serono Inc., Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Comments Regarding Docket No. FDA-2015-D-1580 Incorporating Voluntary Patient Preference Information over the Total Product Life Cycle * * * EMD Serono  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of the U.S.: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane Room 1061 Rockville, Maryland. 20852 Response to the Request for Comments on the Food and Drug Administration's Pre-Market Animal Food Ingredient Review Programs. Docket more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from Kingdom Supercultures, Brooklyn, New York: * * * Re: FDA-2024-N-2979 * * * We appreciate the opportunity to provide input on CVM GFI #293 and #294. Kingdom Supercultures is a small but growing company based in Brooklyn that develops and sells ingredients created with natural microbes. We take pride in our work towards  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from Native Microbials Inc., San Diego, California: * * * RE: Comments in Response to FDA Request for Comments: FDA Pre-Market Animal Food Ingredient Review Programs (Submitting to Docket FDA-2024-N-2979) * * * We appreciate the opportunity to provide input on the FDA's pre-market review process for animal feed ingredients. W more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 5, 2024, from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., East Hanover, New Jersey: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Docket FDA-2015-D-1580 Incorporating Voluntary Patient Preference Information over the Total Product Life Cycle, Draft Guidance * * *  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from PREFER Expert Network: * * * GENERAL Comments i. We want to encourage FDA to avoid a message that PP studies are only meant to be this one 'ideal' approach or method (i.e., DCE or BWS or swing) and that we think they should be clearer on their message (and PREFER's conclusions) that the selection of the method and approach  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from Siri and Glimstad LLP, New York: * * * To: Members, Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 VRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov CBERVRBPAC@fda.hhs.gov Re: Upcoming December 1 more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from Farm&City: * * * Thank you for your service to the American people, for all that you have done to reduce the number of people killed or injured on Texas streets and roads, and for all that you have done to move us toward a more perfect transportation planning, funding, and design system that seeks to provide all people greater access more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 7, 2024, from the Greater Houston Partnership, Texas: * * * To: The Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary of Transportation United States Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 * * * Dear Secretary Buttigieg, The Greater Houston Partnership, representing the for profit and non-profit employers in the 12  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from LINK Houston, Texas: * * * On behalf of LINK Houston, thank you for the opportunity to voice our concerns about the proposed second renewed MOU between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). LINK Houston is a nonprofit organization that advocates for a robust and equitable trans more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Minnesota Department of Transportation: * * * To: Aileen Varela-Margolles Environmental Protection Specialist Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590 Aileen Varela-Margolles, On behalf of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) we o more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 12, 2024, from MoboTrex, Pflugerville, Texas: * * * MoboTrex: Support to End the FHWA Buy America Waiver Background on MoboTrex and our Commitment to Buy America Requirements * * 8 MoboTrex is a leading manufacturer and distributor of intelligent transportation systems in North America serving state and local department of transportation offices more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 16, 2024, from the Oregon Department of Transportation: * * * To: US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 Washington, DC, 20590 Subject: Docket No. FHWA-2019-0036 Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise * * * The Oregon Department of Transportation  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 8, 2024, from the Green Club at West Brook Senior High School, Beaumont, Texas: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations M-30 Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket No. FHWA-2019-0013 - Notice of Proposed MOU - Renewal Package from the State of Texas to the Surface Transportation Delive more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 4, 2024, from the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department: * * * To: Amitabha Bose Administrator Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington DC, 20590 RE: Notice of Proposed Non-Availability Waiver for the Alabama State Port Authority to Purchase Two Rubber-Tired Gantry Cranes Docket No. FRA-2024-0122 * * * Adm more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Tribal Technical Advisory Group Chairman and CEO W. Ron Allen: * * * To: The Honorable Janet Yellen Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Re: Tribal General Welfare Benefits * * * Dear Secretary Yellen: On behalf of the C more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has released the following public communication dated Dec. 12, 2024, from the Center for Transportation Policy: * * * To: Karina Lubell Section Chief Competition Policy and Advocacy Section Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 * To: Carol A. (Annie) Petsonk Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Je more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 11, 2024, from California Office of Traffic Safety: * * * California Office of Traffic Safety Comments on State Property Damage Only (PDO) Data Collection Practices Docket ID NHTSA-2024-0023 * * * (1) How does your State/jurisdiction determine if a crash report came from a sworn law enforcement officer or from a non-sworn office more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from Iowa Department of Transportation: * * * IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION Responding to Docket ID NHTSA-2024-0023 * * * (1) How does your State/jurisdiction determine if a crash report came from a sworn law enforcement officer or from a non-sworn officer? All officer reports are required t more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has released the following public communication dated Nov. 18, 2024, from 14 Members of Congress: * * * To: The Honorable Rob Shriver Director Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street NW Washington, DC 20415 * * * Dear Director Shriver: Thank you for your leadership in proposing the rule, "Prevailing Rate Systems: Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas," to revise 5 CFR Sec. 532. more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has released the following public communication on Dec. 10, 2024, from Friends of Acadia, Bar Harbor, Maine: * * * Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas 1. 5 CFR Part 532 2. [Docket ID: OPM-2024-0016] 3. RIN 3206-AO69 Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule to amend Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area boundaries. Please find attac more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: * * * To: Ms. Ana M. Paunoiu Human Resources Management U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1900 E Street NW Washington, DC 20415 Re: IBEW Comments on Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Criteria for Defining Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas (OPM-2024-0016; RIN 3206-AO69) * * * Dear Ms more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 3, 2024, from Peter J. Raffo, manager of marine chemist services at General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut: * * * From: Peter Raffo - Manager of Marine Chemist Services, General Dynamics Electric Boat To: Ms. Amy Wangdahl -- Director, Office of Maritime and Agriculture Re: Nomination of Mr. Peter Raffo to the Occupation more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 12, 2024, from the Hardwood Federation: * * * To: Mr. Stephen Schayer Director, Office of Physical Hazards and Others Occupational Health and Safety Administration Directorate of Standards and Guidance 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 RE: Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009, Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoo more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 11, 2024, from the Capital Corp. of America LLC., Wayne, New Jersey: * * * Re: Comments on SBA-2024-0002 and RIN 3245-AH95 U.S. Small Business Administration: Rule of Two Docket Number: RIN 3245-AH95 * * * Comments: This proposed rule would expand the use of the small-business Rule of Two in multiple-award contracting and make other regulatory revisions to encourage the use  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 12, 2024, from Nephron Nitrile LLC, West Columbia, South Carolina: * * * Re: Comments on SBA-2024-0002 and RIN 3245-AH95 U.S. Small Business Administration: Rule of Two Docket Number: RIN 3245-AH95 * * * Comments: This proposed rule would expand the use of the small-business Rule of Two in multiple-award contracting and make other regulatory revisions to encourage the use of more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Dec. 13, 2024, from the National Chicken Council and two collaborators: * * * To: Docket Clerk U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW Mailstop 3758 Washington, DC 20250-3700 * To: Dr. Denise Eblen Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from the City Bar Justice Center, New York: * * * To: Jonathan Taylor Staff Attorney Office of the General Counsel (022) Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 RE: RIN 2900-AR94; Comment to Improving Accreditation Process and Strengthening Legal Education Requirements for Accredited Agents and Attorneys * * * Dear Mr. Tayl more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication dated Dec. 9, 2024, from Devin Watkins, attorney at the Competitive Enterprise Institute: * * * To: Denis McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave. NW Washington, DC 20420 RE: Improving Accreditation Process and Strengthening Legal Education Requirements for Accredited Agents and Attorneys, 89 Fed. Reg. 82546 (Oct. 11, 2024), Docket VA-2024 OTHER-0022-0001 (to be co more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication dated Dec. 10, 2024, from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.: * * * To: Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 RE: RIN 2900-AR94 Improving Accreditation Process and Strengthening * * * Legal Education Requirements for Accredited Agents and Attorneys The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) is pleased to provide the following co more ST