WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Nov. 5, 2024, from Quantum Economic Development Consortium of SRI International, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Thea D. Rozman Kendler Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce Re: Docket # 240813-0217 (RIN 0694-AJ60) "Commerce Control List: Implementation of Controls on Advanced Technologies Consistent With Controls Implemented by Inter more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Nov. 5, 2024, from the Semiconductor Industry Association: * * * Comments of the Semiconductor Industry Association On The Interim Final Rule Entitled "Commerce Control List Additions and Revisions; Implementation of Controls on Advanced Technologies Consistent With Controls Implemented by International Partners" 89 Fed. Reg. 72926 (September 6, 2024) RIN 0694-AJ60 Docket No. 240813-0217 * * * The S more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 8, 2024, from SUNY Upstate Medical University Clinical Assistant Professor Courtney Maxey-Jones: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: CY2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OP more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication on Sept. 10, 2024, from Vijay Swarup, director of Arizona Heart Rhythm Center: * * * Re: CMS-1809-P- Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; etc. * * * Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: I am Vijay Swarup, MD, Director of Arizona Heart Rhythm Center in the state of Arizona. I am writin more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 5, 2024, from Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Associate Professor J Peter Weiss: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 * * * Re: CMS-1809-P: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospectiv more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from Deer Oaks - The Behavioral Health Solution: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1807-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: CMS-1807-P RIN 0938-AV33 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 7, 2024, from Fabian Ngo, senior director of Strategy and Upstream Marketing at CathWorks, Kefar Sava, Israel: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Room 445-G Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 4, 2024, from Kenneth A. Kesler, director of thoracic surgery services at Community Health Network of Indiana, Indianapolis: * * * To: CMS Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS--1809--P 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Comment for Inclusion of Cryo Nerve Block Therapy (cryoNB) in Non-Opioid Payment List * * * As a surgeon treating  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication on Sept. 10, 2024, from Brian Jefferson, interventional cardiologist at HCA Tristar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee: * * * To: Ms. Chaquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: Comments on the Proposed Rule for AGENT(TM) Pacl more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 5, 2024, from Innovative Medical Equipment LLC, Beachwood, Ohio. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: CMS proposal to implement Section 4135 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2023 - Access to Non-Opioid Treatments for Pain Relief. *  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, Utah: * * * To: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010, Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: CMS-1808-P Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Pr more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 5, 2024, from the International Association of Hepatitis Task Forces, Petaluma, California: * * * Re: HOPPS Rule CY 2025 * * * To Whom it May Concern, The International Association of Hepatitis Task Forces appreciates the opportunity to comment on the CMS proposed HOPPS policy changes for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals payments. We urge CMS to implement a solution f more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Lantheus, Bedford, Massachusetts. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Attention: CMS-1809-P Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Blvd Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 8, 2024, from Kiran V. Patel, director of pain medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health, New York: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P; Mail Stop C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Comments on Medicare P more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 7, 2024, from Cecilia Aviles, CEO of LifeLong Medical Care, Berkeley, California. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-9888-P * To: Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 445-G Washington, DC 20201 RE: Patient Protec more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication on Sept. 10, 2024, from Alister Martin, emergency physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston: * * * RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Individuals Currently or Formerly in Custody of Penal Authorities; Revision to Medicare Special Enrollment Period for Formerly Incarcerated Ind more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Daryl C. Donatelli, vice president of global marketing and U.S. sales at Mauna Kea Technologies Inc., Allston, Massachusetts: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: CY 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient PPS Policy Changes and Payment Rate more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Nov. 14, 2024, from Charmian Fletcher, associate superintendent at the Shiawassee Regional Education Service District, Corunna, Michigan: * * * I am submitting the formal comments below in response to the proposed implementation changes to Perkins V for Career and Technical Education (CTE) State Plans and the negative impact these changes would have on CTE students in Michigan. New Perkins State Plan Requirement The requirement of a ne more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from the Nebraska Farm Bureau, Lincoln: * * * To: Mr. Eric W. Bohnenblust, Ph.D, Chief Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch (MUERB) USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs 7505T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20460-0001 RE: Application for Emergency Exemption: Metamitron (EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0463) * * * The Nebraska Farm Bureau appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the Application for Em more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 11, 2024, from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: FDA-2024-N-3945: FDA's Strategy Document on Innovative Manufacturing Technologies * * * Dear Sir or Madam: The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is p more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 10, 2024, from the National Owner Operators Association, Fresh Meadows, New York: * * * To: Docket Management Facility (M-30) U.S. Department of Transportation West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Comment Opposing Proposed Delay in Compliance Date for Final Rule: Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication on Nov. 12, 2024, from the Open Contracting Partnership: * * * Response to Request for Public Input: 6th U.S. Open Government National Action Plan Responder: Andre Lima, Director for the US, Open Contracting Partnership Organization: The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) is a DC-based non-profit that works in the US and globally to transform public procurement into a results-driven, digital service that delivers value for people and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 7, 2024, from the Project On Government Oversight: * * * To: Alexis Masterson Open Government Secretariat Office of Government-Wide Policy General Services Administration opengovernmentsecretariat@gsa.gov Subject: Docket ID: GSA-GSA-2024-0016 * * * Dear Alexis Masterson: The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is a nonpartisan, independent watchdog that investigates and exposes waste, corruption, abuse of power, and more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The General Services Administration has released the following public communication on Nov. 12, 2024, from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft: * * * Public Comment to the Sixth Open Government Action Plan: Fixing the Foreign Agents Registration Act This document provides comments related to points 1 and 2 from Benjamin Freeman, Ph.D., Director of the Democratizing Foreign Policy program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft who has been researching and writing about FARA for fifteen years, and more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., Columbus, Ohio: * * * To: Secretary of the Treasury CC:PA:01:PR (REG-112129-23) c/o Internal Revenue Service Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 Re: Proposed Regulations on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax * * * Dear Ms. Secretary: On behalf of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and its affiliates ("Nationwide") more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 1, 2024, from the Government Accountability Project: * * * To: James. S. Frederick Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Public Comments on OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program * * * Dear Mr. Frederick: Thank you for the cont more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from Jay D. Strother, president of the International Warehouse Logistics Association, Des Plaines, Illinois: * * * To: The Honorable Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20210 RE: Extension Request Related to Comment Period on Notice of Proposed Rule more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 4, 2024, from Dalcom LLC, Cambridge, Maryland. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Subject: Dalcom, LLC comments to SBA Proposed Rule tilted "HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs", dated 23 August 2024 (Docket ID: SBA-2024-0007, RIN: 3245-AH68). Reference: 1. Docket ID: SBA-2024-0007 2. RIN: 3245-AH68 * * * Dalcom, LLC (Dalcom) i more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from GovSmart Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Small Business Administration Office of HUBZone Program 409 3rd St SW Washington, DC 20416 Subject: Concerns Regarding Proposed Changes to the HUBZone Program * * * Dear SBA Team, On behalf of GovSmart, Inc., a proud HUBZone-certified small business, we respectfully submit our concerns regarding the proposed changes to the HUBZone program, as outlined  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 23, 2024, from Information Gateways Inc., Southfield, Michigan: * * * Comments to the Small Business Administration's (SBA) HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs * * * Comment 1 SBA has significantly changed how a Mentor Protege Agreement (MPA) joint venture can recertify as small under the proposed regulations. Included in those changes are the following criteria -  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 11, 2024, from Evermore: * * * To: Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Regulations and Reports Clearance Staff Social Security Administration Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer 6401 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401 Re: Docket No: SSA-2024-0038, Request for Information: Use and Conservation of Social Security Benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payments That Representative Payees Receive fo more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated November 12, 2024, from the Consumer Federation of America: * * * To: Ms. Rachel Edelstein Assistant Administrator Office of Policy and Program Development Food Safety and Inspection Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250 RE: Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims (Docket Number FSIS-2024-0010) * * *  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from Earthjustice and six collaborators. The collaborators are Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, Center for Food Safety, Environmental Working Group, Farmstand, Food Animal Concerns Trust and Food and Water Watch. Here are excerpts: * * * Re: FSIS Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims Docket No. FSIS-2024-0010 * * * Together with Buffa more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from FMI - The Food Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Docket Clerk U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Ave, SW Mailstop 3758 Washington, DC 20250-3700 Re: FSIS-2024-0010 Availability of FSIS Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims * * * Thank you for the opportunity to more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from Friends of the Earth U.S.: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS-2024-0010 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims * * * Friends of the Earth U.S. (FOE), on behalf of our more than 4.5 million members and supporters in the United State more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from the Humane Society of the U.S. and Humane Society Legislative Fund. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Rachel Edelstein, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758 Washington, DC 20250-3700 Re: Availability of FSIS Guideline on Substantiating Anima more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: Mrs. Sandra Eskin Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250-3700 Dear Deputy Under Secretary Eskin, Thank you for opportunity to comment on the "Guideline on Substantiatin more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has released the following public communication on Nov. 12, 2024, from Andrew Larsen, director of Student Financial Services at the Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho: * * * Dear Ms. Glasgow: I am writing in response to the Federal Register Notice FR Doc. 2024-20785, which includes an Information Collection Request (ICR) regarding additional data from institutions with the 35% waiver from 85/15 reporting. To address the 80 Students currently enrolled, the added workload more ST