WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice, National Coerced Debt Working Group and National Consumer Law Center. Here are excerpts: * * * Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding Docket No. CFPB-2024-0057 by the National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-i more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Washington State Ecology Dept.: * * * Director Brian Costner Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance U.S. Department of Energy 3005 Center Green Drive, Suite 205 Boulder, CO 80301 RE: DOE/EIS-0571 Pacific Northwest Regional Hydrogen Hub Environmental Impact Statement * * * Dear Director Costner: The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) respectfully submits scoping comments on the U.S. Department of Energy  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication on Feb. 10, 2025, from Whatcom Working Waterfront Coalition, Bellingham, Washington: * * * The Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County would like to voice our support for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. This project will help to further the following: 1. Economic Opportunities in marine-trades and marine-trades adjacent industries 2. Diversification of our regional economic portfolio. 3. Technology advancements relating to trans more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from Alliance of Community Health Plans: * * * To: Sara Brenner, Acting FDA Commissioner Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: FDA-2024-D-2033 for "Expedited Program for Serious Conditions--Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics" * * * Dear Acting Commissioner Brenner: ACHP members are dedicated to providing life-saving  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the American Association of Tissue Banks, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: Peter Marks, MD, PhD Director Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 * Julie Tierney, JD Deputy Center Director Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hamp more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 10, 2025, from the American Medical Association: * * * To: Sara Brenner, MD, MPH Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 RE: Docket No. FDA-2023-N-4976 for "Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes -- Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recommendations" * * * Dear Dr. Bre more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, Waukesha, Wisconsin: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Comments for Docket No. FDA-2024-D-2033 Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions--Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics; Draft Guidance for Industry * * * Dear Sir/ more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the American Thoracic Society: * * * To: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H. Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20993-0002 Docket No. FDA-2023-N-4976 for "Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes--Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recomm more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 6, 2025, from the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota: * * * To: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H. Acting Commissioner U. S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20993 RE: [FDA-2023-N-4976] Formal Comment on FDA's 2025 Draft Guidance: Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes - Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling,  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from the Association of Clinical Research Organizations: * * * To: Dat Doan, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research James Myers, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Paul Kluetz, Oncology Center of Excellence Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3334 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 RE: ACRO comment submission on Expedited Program f more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from BioIntelliSense, Golden, Colorado: * * * Re: Comments on FDA Draft Guidance - Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes - NonClinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recommendations published in Jan. 2025 To: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5216 Silver Sprin more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from Clene Nanomedicine Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah: * * * To: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Office of New Drugs 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Subject: Comments on FDA Guidance for Industry: Expedited Program for Serious Conditions -- Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics [Docket No. FDA-2024-D-2033] more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from Cleveland Clinic, Ohio: * * * To: Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Considerations for Including Tissue Biopsies in Clinical Trials; Draft Guidance for Industry, Investigators, Institutions, and Institutional Review Boards * * * Cleveland Clinic is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system dedicated to patient-cen more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from Honeywell Healthcare Solutions GmbH, Wismar, Germany: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fisher Lane, Rm 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Docket No. FDA-2023-N-497-0017 * * * Dear Sir or Madam, On behalf of Honeywell Healthcare Solutions GmbH, Wismar Germany, a subsidiary company of Honeywell International, we appreci more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from Nonin Medical Inc., Plymouth, Minnesota: * * * To: Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fisher Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket No. FDA-2023-N-4976, "Pulse Oximeters for Medical Purposes - Non-Clinical and Clinical Performance Testing, Labeling, and Premarket Submission Recommendations; Draft Guidance for Industry a more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from five New York state agencies. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Lindy Nelson NEPA Coordinator, Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 RE: BOEM-2025-0002 Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Project in i more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the AFL-CIO Long Island Federation of Labor, Hauppauge, New York: * * * To: Lindy Nelson, NEPA Coordinator Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 BOEM Docket # 2025-0002-Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Project * * * Dear Ms. Nelson, On behalf of the Long Island Federation of more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from All Our Energy and 15 collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments in Response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction and Operations Plan submitted by Vineyard Mid-Atlantic, LLC. (Jan. 14, 2025) Docket No. BOEM 2025-0002 * * * I. Introduction On behalf of National Wildlife Federatio more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and New England Fishery Management Council: * * * To: Lindy Nelson Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 Dear Ms. Nelson, Please accept these comments from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Mid- Atlantic Council) and the New England Fishery Managem more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance: * * * To: Lindy Nelson Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road (VAM-OREP) Sterling, VA 20166 In submission to Docket (BOEM-2025-0002) for the Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Project * * * The New Jersey Environmental Just more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Megan Brunatti, chief of staff of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: * * * To: Ms. Lindy Nelson, NEPA Coordinator Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 RE: Docket Number BOEM-2025-0002 Comments on Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Vineyard Mid- more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Richard Lawton, executive director of the New Jersey Sustainable Business Council: * * * My name is Richard Lawton and I serve as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Sustainable Business Council (NJSBC). I am writing to express our organization's support for advancing the environmental impact assessment process and approval of the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Construction and Ope more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from New England for Offshore Wind: * * * To: Lindy Nelson Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 RE: BOEM-2025-0002 - Vineyard Mid-Atlantic EIS * * * Dear Mr. Nelson, New England for Offshore Wind (NE4OSW) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on BOEM's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Construction and Oper more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Feb. 28, 2025, from the Surfside Foods LLC, Port Norris, New Jersey: * * * To: Lindy Nelson NEPA Coordinator Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 Re: Comments on Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Project - BOEM-2025-0002 * * * Dear Ms. Nelson, On behalf of Surfside Foods, LLC and the Atlantic  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Hillary N. Bright, executive director of Turn Forward: * * * To: Lindy Nelson NEPA Coordinator Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, Virginia 20166 Re: Turn Forward's Comments on the Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for a construction and operations plan of an offsho more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Feb. 18, 2025, from Vision Long Island, Northport, New York: * * * To: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 1849 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 RE: Support for Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Lease Area (OCS-A0544) * * * Greetings, Vision Long Island tenders this letter in strong support of Vineyard Offshore's Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Lease Area (OCS-A0544). Offshore wind is a growing industry for New more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on March 7, 2025, from Waterfront Alliance: * * * To: BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT Waterfront Alliance - Comments for Vineyard Offshore Wind * * * Waterfront Alliance is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization with an alliance of over 1,100 partners. Our mission is to drive environmental and economic development, fostering meaningful change along shorelines, waterfronts, and coastlines nationwide, w more ST

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Jan. 29, 2025, from Chris Waterson, president and CEO of Waterson Terminal Services: * * * Dear Mr. Walter Cruickshank, My name is Chris Waterson, and I represent Waterson Terminal Services LLC. We are writing to express our support for advancing the environmental impact assessment process and approval of the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Construction and Operations Plan. Waterson Terminal Services (WTS more ST