WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. National Parks Conservation Association, Alaska Wilderness League, Badlands Conservation Alliance, Californians for Western Wilderness, CalWild, Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Glacier Two-Medicine Alliance, Grand Canyon Trust, Minnesota Division of t more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 14, 2026 Submitted Electronically U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management 1849 C. St. NW, Room 5646 Washington, DC 20240 Re: Draft Recreational Climbing in Wilderness Guidance, Docket #BLM-2026-0034 We are writing on behalf of our client, the Access Fund, in response to the Bureau of Land Management's request for comments on its draft guidan more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 14, 2026 Submitted Electronically National Park Service 1849 C St., NW Washington, DC 20240 Re: Access Fund Comments to EXPLORE Act Mandated Wilderness Climbing Guidance Documents for National Park Service, Docket #NPS-2026-0101 We are writing on behalf of our client, the Access Fund, in response to the National Park Service's request for comments on its Draf more ST

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 14 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Issues Opinion Clarifying Constitutionality of Board and Commission Appointment Practices Acting Attorney General Cori Mills today announced the issuance of an Attorney General Opinion (https://law.alaska.gov/pdf/opinions/opinions-2026/26-001-Private-Entity.pdf) addressing a significant constitutional question that impacts every executive administration--past, current and future. The opinion examines the validity of statutes requ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 9, 2026 Re: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance: OMB-2026-0034 Dear Director Vought and Office of Management and Budget Staff, On behalf of the Alaska Marine Community Coalition (AMCC), thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. AMCC is a fishermen-founded  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 31, 2026 The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicaid Program Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Submitted via regulations.gov Dear Administrator Oz: The Alaska Primary Care Association (APCA) is co more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Department of Natural Resources OFFICE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PERMITTING 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1430 Anchorage, AK 99501-3561 Main: 907.269-8690 August 14, 2026 Bureau of Land Management Attention: Management of Designated Wilderness Areas Division of National Conservation Lands 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646 Washington, DC 20240 Submitted online at  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Department of Natural Resources OFFICE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PERMITTING 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1430 Anchorage, AK 99501-3561 Main: 907.269-8690 August 14, 2026 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Comments Processing Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS-2026-2575 Policy and Regulations Branch 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W) Falls Church, VA 2204 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSletter) -- The America First Policy Institute, with 12 co-signers issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of the United States U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Re: Student eligibility under Section 25F for children in homeschools, microschools, and other innovative learning settings Dear Mr. Bessent: We write to thank you for the thoughtful attent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. America Outdoors Association . Docket No. BLM-2026-0034 . 1 August 14, 2026 VIA REGULATIONS.GOV RE: Docket No. BLM-2026-0034-Draft Policy and Guidance for Managing Recreational Climbing in BLM-Managed Units of the National Wilderness Preservation System, BLM Manual 6340 Sec. 1.6.C.13.f-Comments of America Outdoors Association and the Undersigned Outfitter and Guide Or more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSletter) -- America's Credit Unions, with 47 co-signers issued the following letter to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 21, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - Re: Senate Consideration of H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer: On behalf of America's Credit Unions and the Credit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. AAP Headquarters 345 Park Blvd Itasca, IL 60143 Phone: 630/626-6000 Fax: 847/434-8000 E-mail: kidsdocs@aap.org www.aap.org Reply to AAP Washington Office 601 13th St NW, Suite 400N Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: kids1st@aap.org Executive Committee President Andrew D. Racine, MD, PhD, FAAP President-Elect Terri D. McFadden, MD, MPH, FAAP Immediate Past Pre more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Our Mission: To be a trust partner in every person's wellness by providing integrated, compassionate, and high-quality health care, regardless of ability to pay. July 10, 2026 The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget ATTN: OMB-2026-0034 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503 RE: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OM more ST

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ask an Expert: Could nuclear energy solve power grid struggles? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Nuclear energy already plays a pivotal role in powering some of the largest economies in the U.S., including Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas, and it could be the key to offsetting a rapidly increasing demand for electricity across the country, according to researchers at Penn State. In the following Q&A, Professor of Practice of Nuclear Engineering  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 5217 South State Street, Suite 201, Murray, UT 84107 801.716.4600 www.auch.org July 31, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Submitted via more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 The voice of fish and wildlife agencies 1100 First Street, NE, Suite 825 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-838-3474 Fax: 202-350-9869 Email: info@fishwildlife.org August 12, 2026 U.S. Department of the Interior Stevan Pearce, Director (630) Bureau of Land Management 1849 C St. NW Room 5646 Washington DC 20240 Attention: Considering Lands with Wilderness Character more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. The voice of fish and wildlife agencies 1100 First Street, NE, Suite 825 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-838-3474 Fax: 202-350-9869 Email: info@fishwildlife.org August 13, 2026 U.S. Department of the Interior Stevan Pearce, Director (630) Bureau of Land Management 1849 C St. NW Room 5646 Washington DC 20240 Attention: Management of Designated Wilderness Areas  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 The voice of fish and wildlife agencies 1100 First Street, NE, Suite 825 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-838-3474 Fax: 202-350-9869 Email: info@fishwildlife.org August 14, 2026 Josh Coursey, Senior Advisor to the Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1849 C St., NW Washington, DC 20240 Attention: Wilderness Administration and Resource Stewardship RE more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Hate Vandalism Targeting Mosque Site on Long Island The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate reported hate vandalism targeting a mosque site on Long Island as a possible hate crime and to identify and h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 31, 2026 The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of Erie Family Health Centers (Erie), I appreciate the oppo more ST

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 17 -- The Colorado Education Association issued the following news release: [Category: Union] * * * Explore Diverse Voices in Labor History * The labor movement has always been shaped by people from many different backgrounds, identities, and communities, even when their stories have not always received the attention they deserve. A new series of NEA learning courses gives members the opportunity to explore some of those stories and learn more about the leaders, movements, and moments that helped shape organized lab more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 17, 2026, by senior counsel John G. Horan, partners Dana B. Pashkoff and Jessica C. Abrahams and associates Michelle Y. Francois and Asher Friedman Young: * * * SBA Finalizes Rule Removing Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned 8(a) Firms Final rule takes effect for new and pending applications beginning September 10, 2026 At a Glance * On August 11, 2026, SBA published a final rule that form more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 P.O. Box 11615, Eugene, OR 97440 Tel: (541) 484-2692 Email: kevin@fseee.org August 14, 2026 Michael P. Michener Deputy Associate Director, Visitor and Resource Protection National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 Submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov Re: Comments on Director's Order #41: Wilde more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. P.O. Box 11615, Eugene, OR 97440 Tel: (541) 484-2692 Email: kevin@fseee.org August 14, 2026 Cynthia Martinez Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS-2026-2575 Policy and Regulations Branch, MS: PRB (JAO/3W) 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 Submitted electronically via https://www.regulations more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by Pacific Ohana Laulima LLC, a small business in Tamuning, Guam, challenging its exclusion from the second phase of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction services competition. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the solicitation for up to six indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to provide design-build and design-bid-build construction services supporting Department of Defense fuel infrastructure in the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawa more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest by Tyonek Technical Innovations LLC, a small business in Anchorage, Alaska, challenging the terms of a U.S. Air Force solicitation for cyber operations training support services. Tyonek challenged the Air Force's interpretation of the solicitation's requirements for evaluating the past performance of affiliated companies, arguing that the agency was required to consider its affiliates' past performance without requiring them to perform significant or critical p more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Healy Lake Village Council We are the Mendas Cha-ag Tribe 600 University Avenue, Suite 100, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 907-371-4044 Office * 907-371-1898 Fax July 9th, 2026 Office of Management & Budget Office of Federal Financial Management Re: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (RIN 4040-AB18) Dear Director: The Healy Lake Village Council respectfully submits thes more ST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- Harvard University Global Health Institute posted the following news: * * * HGHI Announces 2026-2027 Scholarly Working Groups on Student Mental Health, Arctic Housing, and Postpartum Hemorrhage * The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) is pleased to announce its 2026-2027 cohort of Scholarly Working Groups. Now entering its third year, the program brings together Harvard faculty, researchers, and practitioners from across disciplines to advance collaborative research and address complex global health  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines * "Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines. "As meas more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines * Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 14, 2026 Stevan Pearce, Director Bureau of Land Management 1849 C St. NW Room 5646 Washington, DC 20240 Submitted electronically via public participation portal to https://www.regulations.gov (Docket Nos. BLM-2026-0067, BLM-2026-0068, and BLM-2026-0069) Attention: Management of Designated Wilderness Areas Attention: Management of Wilderness Study Area more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 14, 2026 Stevan Pearce, Director Bureau of Land Management 1849 C St. NW Room 5646 Washington, DC 20240 Submitted electronically via public participation portal to https://www.regulations.gov (Docket Nos. BLM-2026-0067, BLM-2026-0068, and BLM-2026-0069) Attention: Management of Designated Wilderness Areas Attention: Management of Wilderness Study Area more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 14, 2026 Cynthia Martinez Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041 Submitted electronically via public participation portal to: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-11956/wilderness-administration-and-resource-stewardship-request-for-information Re: Wilderness Adminis more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Docket Number NWRS-2026-2575 Nancy Roeper National Wilderness Coordinator, National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 1999 - 2023 As the NWRS Wilderness Coordinator for many years, I took courses in Wilderness Stewardship and taught employees of the Service, National Park Service, BLM, and USFS in Wilderness Stewardship. I chaired  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 31, 2026 The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of Neighborhood Healthcare (Neighborhood), I appreciate the more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * New Satellite Tag Offers Longer Tracking of Baleen Whales A NOAA-affiliated research scientist pioneered a smaller, longer-lasting satellite tag design that anchors safely in the blubber layer of a whale. This engineering breakthrough improves scientists' monitoring of baleen whale species. How do you track a 40-ton ocean giant without leaving a mark? Monitoring large whales is a delicate balancing act betw more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 721 Sesame Street Suite 1A Anchorage, Alaska 99503 907.562.7380 director@swamc.org swamc.org July 10, 2026 The Honorable Russell T. Vought, Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503 Re: Comments on Docket No. OMB-2026-0034, Document ID OMB-2026-0034-0001, "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance," 91 Fed. Reg. 32198 De more ST

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 17 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM researchers study permafrost thaw, water quality and carbon cycling in Alaska * A University of New Mexico research team spent several weeks in northern Alaska this summer studying how permafrost thaw may be changing water quality and the movement of carbon through Arctic watersheds. From left to right: Marisa Repasch (lead PI), Misha Toor (incoming PhD student), Preston Kemeny (collaborator from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI) more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 31, 2026 The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of Venice Family Clinic, I appreciate the opportunity to provid more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 July 31, 2026 The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, I appreciate the oppo more ST