WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from California Attorney General Rob Bonta: * * * To: The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503 * The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: "Patient Protect more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated April 3, 2025, from Governing for Impact: * * * To: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 * Acting Administrator Stephanie Carlton Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Request for Extension of Comment more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Affiliated Medical Group PLLC, Jacksonville, North Carolina: * * * To: The Honorable Derek Maltz Acting Administrator United States Drug Enforcement Administration Department of Justice Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW 8701 Morrisette Drive Springfield, Virginia 22152 RE: RIN 1117-AB40 Docket No. DEA-407 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Special Registrations  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Alan Kaplan, CEO at UW Health: * * * To: The Honorable Derek S. Maltz U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 800 K Street NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20001 Re: Docket No. DEA-407: Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations * * * Dear Administrator Maltz: On behalf of UW Health, thank you for the opportunity to respond to the proposed DE more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated Jan. 20, 2025, from Blueprint 2025: * * * RE: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub - Phase 1 Virtual NEPA Scoping Meeting AGENCY: Department of Energy Docket No. DOE-HQ-2024-0082 * * * This is a summary of the oral remarks presented by Blueprint 2025 at the above referenced scoping conference: The two main conclusions were: * Available digital and analytical technologies clearly can expedite and radically improve the environmental review proc more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Center for Coalfield Justice, Washington, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations U.S. Department of Energy RE: DOE-HQ-2024-0082, Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on the scoping of the Environmental Impact Statement for the ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub. CCJ is a Pe more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future: * * * TO: TRC APPALACHIAN HYDROGEN HUB Coordinator Teays Corporate Centre 135 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 540 Scott Depot, West Virginia 25560 * Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20585 Re: National Environmental Policy Act Scoping Comments of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future on Notice of Intent to Pr more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from Equality California, Los Angeles: * * * RE: U.S. Department of Education - Federal Student Aid. Comment Request; 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) * * * On behalf of our nearly one million members, Equality California, the nation's largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, writes to express our strong opposition to the U.S. Depart more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from SchoolHouse Connection: * * * To: Manager of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, Washington, DC 20202-1200. Docket ID ED-2025-SCC-0011 * * * To whom it may concern: Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). SchoolHouse Connection  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated March 25, 2025, from Rachel Simon, executive director at the Triangle Community Center: * * * The Triangle Community Center is an LGBTQ+ center providing programming, education, and resources for the LGBTQ+ community in Fairfield County, Connecticut. We are providing the following comments on the Department of Education Docket No.: ED-2025-SCC-0011: Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2026-2027 Free Application more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 24, 2025, from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation and 10 collaborators. * * * To: Elissa Reaves, Ph.D. Director Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Proposed Rule: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Gordon Boggis, CEO of Carnegie Fabrics, Rockville Centre, New York: * * * ID EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448-0623, Vinyl Chloride; Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation Under TSCA * * * Dear Members of the EPA TSCA Review Committee for Vinyl Chloride, Firstly, thank you and all of your coworkers who protect human health and the environment. You have a lot to do and limited resources, so I appreciate you making the  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from Geoffrey Dietz, Federal Government Affairs director of the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, Sacramento, California: * * * To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 1101A 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov Re: 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement * * * Dear Administrator Zeldin: The Coalition for Renewable  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from FMI-The Food Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Marcy Card Existing Chemicals Risk Assessment Division (7403M) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: Vinyl Chloride; Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448 * * * Dear Sir or Mada more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from Massachusetts Marine Trades Association. Here is the cover letter: * * * RE: MMTA Comments on Proposed 2025 MSGP * * * Our organization is writing for the over 1,000 marine trade businesses we represent in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Many of these businesses struggle with the existing Multi-Sector General Permit for stormwater "discharges." The proposed 2025 MSGP worsens implementation problems  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 24, 2025, from the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute: * * * Toxics Use Reduction Institute of Massachusetts Comments on Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act Docket Number - EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0507 * * * The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) offers the f more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Here is the cover letter: * * * To: Administrator Zeldin U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Subject: MABA Comments on EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0504, USEPA Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) * * * Dear Administrato more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated April 3, 2025, from Puget Soundkeeper, Seattle, Washington: * * * Re: Puget Soundkeeper Comments on EPA's Proposed 2026 NPDES MSGP for Stormwater Discharges from Industrial Activity ID EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 * * * To Whom it May Concern: Puget Soundkeeper (PSK) respectfully submits these comments on EPA's proposed 2026 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi Sector General Permit (MSGP). PSK has been fi more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on April 3, 2025, from Marge Morneau, environmental consultant at Relco Compliance Services, Holyoke, Massachusetts: * * * To: Alicia Denning US EPA - Office of Water 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: NPDES 2026 Issuance of the MSGP for SW Discharges Associated with Ind. Activity Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481-0001 * * * RELCO Compliance Services helps small businesses comply with state and federal regu more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from Sustainable Youngstown: * * * Regarding Docket (EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448) Document, and the action of designating vinyl chloride a High Priority for Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the EPA should do whatever it can to speed up the evaluation and carry out the much-needed ban on this dangerous chemical, a carcinogen that has wreaked havoc on the population, causing intense human health pro more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 27, 2025, from the Virginia Agribusiness Council, Richmond, Virginia: * * * The Virginia Agribusiness Council represents farmers, retailers, suppliers, and other companies within the agribusiness supply chain in the Commonwealth. We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Updated Mitigation Proposal for the Atrazine Interim Registration Review Decision, Case Number 0062; more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from Amazon Web Services Inc., Seattle, Washington: * * * To: Dr. Martin A. Makary Commissioner of Food and Drugs Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: FDA-2024-D-4689: Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products and FDA-2024-D-4488: Artificial Int more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from the American Academy of Dermatology Association, Rosemont, Illinois: * * * To: The Honorable Martin Makary, MD, MPH Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm 1061 (HFA-305) Rockville, MD 20852-1740 RE: Comments for Draft Guidance on Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Re more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization: * * * To: U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Re: Docket No. FDA-2024-D-4689; Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products * * * Dear Recipient: The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on April 3, 2025, from Oxana Iliach, regulatory strategy director of Certara, Radnor, Pennsylvania: * * * Response to: "Draft guidance: Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products" Docket No. FDA-2024-D-4689 Submitted by: Oxana Iliach, PhD, Sr. Director Regulatory Strategy, Certara With contributions from: Ayman A more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from Kristin Feld, regulatory affairs manager of Clario, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Docket Number: FDA-2024-D-4609; Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products, Draft Guidance for Industry  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from Laura Blair, regulatory affairs director at Cochlear Americas, Lone Tree, Colorado: * * * To: Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 RE: Docket Number FDA-2024-D-4488, Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations; Draft Guidance * * * As a provi more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 1, 2025, from Evidera, Wilmington, North Carolina, a Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC business unit: * * * To: United States Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) From: Patient-Centered Research, PPD's Evidera Business Unit Subject: Public Comment to Docket FDA-2007-D-0435: Obesity and Overweight: Developing Drugs and Biological Product more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Obesity Working Group: * * * FNIH's Obesity Working Group Response to FDA's Draft Guidance: Obesity and Overweight: Developing Drugs and Biological Products for Weight Reduction Guidance for Industry * * * Dear Sir/Madam, On behalf of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health's (FNIH) Obesity Working Group, more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from Friends of Cancer Research: * * * FDA-2024-D-4689: Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products * * * To Whom it May Concern: Friends of Cancer Research (Friends) powers advances in science and policy that speed life-saving treatments to patients. Friends is committed to accelerating cutting more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from Humane World for Animals and Humane World Action Fund: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852. Re: Docket No. FDA-2024-D-4689 "Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products; Draft Guidance for Industry; more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 3, 2025, from the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, Madison, Wisconsin: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Subject: Comments on Draft Guidance - Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products * * *  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 4, 2025, from the Silica, Toulouse, France: * * * To: Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration Docket Number: FDA-2024-D-4609 Considerations for the Use of Artificial Intelligence To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products (January 2025) Draft Guidance for Industry and Other Interested Parties * * * The SILICA association thanks the FDA for th more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication on April 3, 2025, from Netflix Studios LLC, Los Gatos, California: * * * The DECS clearinghouse exemption has played a pivotal role in the entertainment industry by enhancing operational efficiency and streamlining processes, allowing companies to navigate regulatory landscapes with greater ease. This exemption reduces administrative obstacles, enabling faster project turnarounds with a con more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated Jan. 24, 2025, from Dan Salas, director at the University of Illinois Chicago Energy Resources Center: * * * To: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Comments Processing Attn: FWS-R3-ES-2024-0132, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 * * * To the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: We are writing to provide comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (the Service) proposed d more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated Jan. 25, 2025, from the Wildlife Conservation Society: * * * To: Dr. Rosemarie Gnam; Chief, Division of Scientific Authority Ms. Naimah Aziz; Chief, Division of Management Authority U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041 Public Comments Processing Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0033; FXIA16710900000-245-FF09A10000 * * * Dear Dr. Gnam and Ms. Aziz, The Wildlife C more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated Jan. 23, 2025, from Randy Romanski, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection: * * * To: Public Comments Processing Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0033 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service MS: PRB (JAO/3W) 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 * * * To whom it may concern, This letter provides comment on the December 26, 2024, Federal Registry Notice {D more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from Leigh Henry, wildlife conservation director of World Wildlife Fund-US: * * * To: Public Comments Processing Attn: FWS-HQ-IA-2024-0033 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters MS: PRB (JAO/3W) 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 * * * Dear Colleagues, WWF appreciates the opportunity to respond to the US Fish and Wildlife Service's notice "Conference of the Parties  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication on April 7, 2025, from the Italian Footwear Manufacturers' Association: * * * The Italian Footwear Manufacturers Association absolutely and wholeheartedly endorses AAFA's proposal for the introduction of a regulation for the digital labelling of fashion products. It is also essential that the regulation adopt criteria similar to the European ones. It is crucial that at an extremely critical and decisive moment for trade between the EU and the more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has released the following public communication dated March 26, 2025, from Nicole Correa, case manager at Lutheran Services Florida Dream Center, Tampa: * * * From: Nicole Correa To: UC Policy-Regulatory Affairs (ACF) Subject: Comment for IFR (ACF-2025-0003 and/or RIN 0970-AD16) * * * I am writing to express concern regarding the removal of 45 CFR 410.1201(b), which previously prohibited the sharing of immigration status infor more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from Loon Energy Resources Inc., Indian Hills, Colorado: * * * Introduction: Tax equity has played a significant role in providing capital for tax credit projects supported by Congress for over 30 years. 45Z credit projects can include various parts at a qualified facility, like carbon capture equipment at an ethanol or SAF facility, even if owned by different entities. Providing clarity in  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Proteum Energy, Phoenix, Arizona: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (Notice 2025-10) Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: COMMENTS TO NOTICE 2025-10 (PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR IRC Sec. 45Z) * * * Proteum Energy(R) ("Proteum") welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to proposed regulations addressing the clean fuel productio more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from Therapy Services LLC, Morgantown, West Virginia: * * * Our company is Therapy Services LLC, which is a small business in West Virginia. The press release regarding public comment for the anticompetitive regulations task force in healthcare immediately caught my attention. As an employer and health care provider, the status of health care in the United States has reached a breaking point. Private equ more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has released the following 40-page public communication dated April 3, 2025, from Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston, Texas, on behalf of Port Arthur Community Action Network. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation MARAD-2020-0127 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590 Re: MARAD-2020-0127; Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Blue Marlin Offshore Port * * * On behalf  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from Turtle Island Restoration Network, Olema, California: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD-2020-0127, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590 Re: Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Deepwater Port License Application: Blue Marlin LLC * * * The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Maritime Administration announced the st more ST

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from California Wetfish Producers Association and West Coast Pelagic Conservation Group: * * * To: Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director Office of Sustainable Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service RE: Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan - revised rebuilding plan NOAA-NMFS-2024-0143 * * * Dear Ms. Ab more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the following public communication dated April 3, 2025, from Lauren Wolchok, lay leader of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action California: * * * To: Mr. Mark Phillips, Chief Residence and Naturalization Division Office of Policy and Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 5900 Capital Gateway Dr. Camp Springs, MD 20746 Re: Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration, DHS Docket N more ST