WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from Health Care Without Harm: * * * Comment on Proposed Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly * * * Health Care Without Harm appreciates the opportunity to more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Jan. 22, 2025, from Aaron Gulbransen, chief executive officer at the Tennessee Conservatives Coalition: * * * RE: Proposed Rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on 12/10/2024 * * * To Whom It May Concern at CMS: I write in support of your proposed rule. There are fewer and fewer issues these days that seem to have bipartisan support, but the proposal for CMS more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Feb. 3, 2025, from the Greater Fairbanks Board of Realtors, Alaska: * * * Here's a more concise version while keeping the key points intact: As REALTORS, we help Alaskans buy and sell homes efficiently and affordably. However, the new requirement in 18 AAC 50.081 will harm the real estate market and create unnecessary burdens for homeowners and REALTORS. We support energy efficiency but believe education, incentives, and volunt more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 4, 2025, from Chiesi Farmaceutici S.P.A., Parma, Italy: * * * To: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H. Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Policy 5630 Fishers Lane Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 c/o: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Re: Docket No. FDA-2024-D-2033 Expedited Program for Serious Conditions--Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics; Draft Guidan more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 7, 2025, from the Eye Bank Association of America: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket No. FDA-2022-D-0466 * * * Dear Dockets Manager: The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments in response to the Food and Drug Administration's draft gui more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from Patient Safety and Risk Mitigation LLC: * * * Regarding the FDA's Request for Comments and Suggestions, relative to "Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes- Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recommendations, Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, January 7, 2025," (1)I request that the FDA make a more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Appraisal Subcommittee has released the following public communication dated Feb. 4, 2025, from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Division of Real Estate: * * * Florida opposes all proposed rulemaking by the Appraisal Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. This proposed rule is the perfect example of regulatory overreach by the federal government. Although the proposed rule purports to "codify existing complia more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Appraisal Subcommittee has released the following public communication dated Feb. 4, 2025, from the National Association of Realtors: * * * To: Appraisal Subcommittee--FFIEC Attn: Lori Schuster Management and Program Analyst 1325 G Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 RE: Docket Number AS24-22 * * * Dear Ms. Schuster: On behalf of the National Association of REALTORS(R) (NAR), we thank the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) for the opportunity to comment on t more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 3, 2025, from the National Agricultural Aviation Association, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Dockets Operations U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590 Re: Docket Number FMCSA-2024-0121 * * * To Whom It May Concern: The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) appreciates the opportunity to comm more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 11, 2025, from Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, California: * * * Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (ECCTA) does not support the proposed changes/clarifications to the "taxicab exemption" for rule 49 U.S.C. 5331 and FTA's Drug and Alcohol rule at 49 CFR part 655. ECCTA, doing business as Tri Delta Transit, is the public transit agency serving eastern Contra Costa County in California, more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 11, 2025, from the Greater Richmond Transit Co., Richmond, Virginia: * * * In reference to FTA's Notice of Proposed Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of FTA's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program to Transportation Network Companies, GRTC would like to submit the following comment on our experience with the Taxicab Exception. Our agency has been working with TNCs and/or Taxis to provide saf more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from Christy Wegener, executive director of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority, California: * * * To: Federal Transit Administration Re: Comments on Docket FTA 2024-2020: Notice of Proposed Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of FTA's Drug and Alcohol Testing Program to Transportation Network Companies * * * To Whom it May Concern: On behalf of the Livermore A more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 11, 2025, from TLC Transit LLC, Holland, Ohio: * * * We fully support the recent clarification in the Federal Register regarding the misapplication of the so-called "taxicab exemption" under the Drug and Alcohol Rule. This exception was never intended to allow transit agencies to "contract away" their obligation to provide safe, reliable, and fully compliant service to their customers. Some TNCs a more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has released the following public communication dated Jan. 27, 2025, from the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Children's Rights and National Center for Youth Law. Here are excerpts: * * * Flores Counsel Comments to IFR re Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations I. INTRODUCTION To: Toby Biswas Director of Policy, Unaccompanied Children Bureau Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Administration for Children and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from Environmental Defense Fund: * * * To: Stephen Schayer, Director Office of Physical Hazards and Others, OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance 200 Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20210 osha.dsg@dol.gov Re: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (Docket No. OSHA-2021-0009; RIN 1218-AD39) * * * To Whom It May Concern: Environme more ST