WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. ALASKA PROFESSIONAL HUNTER ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 240971 ~ Anchorage, AK 99524 Phone: (907)-929-0619 ~ (907)-868-1562 Email: office@alaskaprohunter.org ~ www.alaskaprohunter.org 1 IMANAGE10095912263304.v1-9/14/26 September 14, 2026 Madonna Baucum Service Information Collection Officer U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041 RE: Agen more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Welcomes Closure for US Nationals in Alaska Voting Case * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming closure for 11 U.S. Nationals in Whittier, Alaska, who had been facing changes regarding past votes in a local election in Alaska. Alaska prosecutors decided to drop the charges against them, after nearly three years of legal defense resulting from their votes. "I'm relieved for our people in Alaska more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 11500 Skudu Way | Anchorage, AK 99515 | www.ancsaregional.com September 15, 2026 Mr. Ryan Lambert Associate Administrator Office of Government Contracting and Business Development U.S. Small Business Administration 409 Third Street, SW Washington, DC 20002 Re: Request for Extension and Tribal Consultation - Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodol more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. American Society for Mohs Surgery September 13, 2026 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov (Docket No. CMS-2026-2345) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Re: CMS-3485-NC - Request for Information; Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Regulations, 91 more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Completes Idaho Wild Horse Gather to Support Healthy Herds and Healthy Lands * CHALLIS, Idaho-The Bureau of Land Management recently completed a wild horse gather operation in Idaho to improve rangeland health and ensure long-term well-being of the Challis wild horse herd. In total, BLM gathered and removed 226 wild horses from overpopulated rangelands. This operation is part of BLM's ongoing effort to maintai more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Invites Initial Public Feedback for March 2027 Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Utah * SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 54 oil and gas parcels totaling 58,601 acres that may be included in a March 2027 lease sale in Utah. The scoping period ends Oct. 19, 2026. Leasing is the first step in the process to develop federal oil and gas res more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Ohio Generates Over $11 Million in Revenue * FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Bureau of Land Management leased 40 parcels totaling 2,777 acres in the Wayne National Forest in Ohio for $11,097,693 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale, held yesterday. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal government and state where parcels are located. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Rhode Island Resolution Rejecting Anti-Islam Hate September 16, 2026 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the approval of the "Hate Has No Place Resolution" by leaders in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The South Kingstown Town Council passed the resolution on Monday night following an incident on August 25, 2026, in which anti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA LOGGERS 555 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 745 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 (916) 441-7940 FAX 441-7942 www.calog.com To: USDA Secretary of Agriculture September 14, 2026 Ms. Brooke Rollins From: The Associated California Loggers Comments on Rescinding the Roadless Rule Madam Secretary Issue: The Roadless Area Conservation Rule (2001) restricted road co more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard assists with Whittier pier fire response, investigation * WHITTIER, Alaska -The Coast Guard is conducting pollution assessments and a marine casualty investigation following a fire Monday at the north cruise ship terminal in Whittier. There were no reported injuries. State and local authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic Command Center watchstander more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Construction on Gateway to Road through Izembek Continues * The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today denied Defenders of Wildlife's emergency motion to halt construction on King Cove Corp.'s 2.8-mile road segment leading to the doorstep of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness. Defenders' request for immediate injunctive relief marks the latest stage in its larger effort to block a damaging and precedent- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing * September 16, 2026 WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement in which he slammed President Trump and the Trump Administration for the blatant weaponization and politicization of the Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Recovers Over $97,000 in Two Pregnancy Discrimination Charges * Pair of West Coast employers resolve federal complaints over firing of pregnant women and refusal to accommodate their pregnancies SAN FRANCISCO -The San Francisco District of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) successfully conciliated two discrimination charges on behalf of pregnant women, the federal agency announced today. In one case, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * EPW Committee Advances Legislation and Resolutions at Business Meeting * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led abusiness meeting where the EPW Committee approved committee legislation and resolutions. Legislation approved by the EPW Committee: * S.5045 - Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 by a vote of 19-0 * S.3135 -  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 16, 2026 EPW Committee Advances Legislation and Resolutions at Business Meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a business meeting where the EPW Committee approved committee legislation and resolutions. Legislation approved by the EPW Committee: *  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Fatima Abbas, Former Director of the U.S. Treasury Office of Tribal and Native Affairs, Joins Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C. * WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 16, 2026) - Holland & Knight has bolstered its Federal Government Affairs Practice with the addition of Fatima Abbas, longstanding director of the Office of Tribal and Native Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as a partner in Washington, D.C. Ms. more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: * * * From Montana labs to NASA: Yale Engineering students' summer research Written by Natalie Haase '27 This summer, Yale Engineering undergraduates traded New Haven for research benches and hardware labs across the country -- from a virology lab in the Montana mountains to a NASA space center in Maryland to a hardware validation team outside Boston. Colten Danelski '27 (Biomedical Engineering) investigated how the brain responds t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Native American Issues: Preliminary Observations on Housing and Homelessness * #Fast Facts We testified about housing and homelessness issues affecting Native American communities. Our testimony, given before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, is based on ongoing work. So far, we've found that federal support for Native American housing is offered across 30 federal programs-but funding isn't keeping pace with rising costs. We're more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kennedy passes eighth bill, more than any Utah first term Congressman in history * Washington, D.C. -This week, Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) moved his eighth bill through the U.S. House of Representatives, more than any first term congressman from Utah in history and among the strongest records in the 119th Congress. The bill, H.R. 8658, the Indian Health Services Emergency Claims Parity Act, gives American Indian and Alaska Native patients more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boxing Reform Bill Heads to the Senate Floor September 16, 2026 Committee Advances Senator Sullivan's Bycatch Reduction Act, Additional Legislation, and Coast Guard Promotions WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced nine bills and Coast Guard promotions. The following actions were taken during today's Executive Session: more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski Introduces Kyle Reardon at Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing * Washington, DC-U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced United States District Judge nominee Kyle Reardon at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing earlier today. Senator Murkowski highlighted Reardon's distinguished career in public service across Alaska, including his service as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army, an Assistant U.S. Attorney  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Texas Appleseed 1609 Shoal Creek Blvd., Ste. 201 Austin, Texas 78701 Contact: Madison Sloan 512-473-2800 msloan@texasappleseed.org Texas Housers 1800 West Sixth Street Austin, TX 78703 Contact: Sidney Beaty sidney@texashousing.org September 14, 2026 RE: Notice on Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Formula, Docket No. FR-6337-N-02 Thank you f more ST