WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BRISTOL, Va. Commonwealth, federal, local, and nonprofit agencies are coming together to hold Agricultural Recovery Resource Days, where staff from over 15 participating organizations share resources with farmers and agribusinesses impacted by Hurricane Helene in southwest Virginia. Farmers, private forest owners, and agribusiness owners can attend whichever ev  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news: By Kelly Appelman, U.S. Army Installation Management Command Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The success of Army installations worldwide relies upon an ecosystem of relationships, said Lt. Gen. Omar Jones, IMCOM commanding general. "Our relationships we have with community partners, with chambers of commerce, and with industry make our installations successfu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election: "Donald Trump has been elected as the next president. This is not the result I hoped for, but I respect the decision of the American electorate. "To my constituents, I know many of you are scared and angry worried about what a Trump White House means for your life and livelihood. I want you to know   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from the Consumer Technology Association, Arlington, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Elizabeth L.D. Cannon Executive Director Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services 1401 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from the Telecommunications Industry Association: * * * Before the BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY Washington, D.C. 20230 In the Matter of Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles Docket No. 240919-0245 COMMENTS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION * * * I. INTRODUCTI  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from Volkswagen Group of America Inc., Reston, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Elizabeth L.D. Cannon Executive Director Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Docket No. BIS-2024-0005,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, Virginia: * * * To: Jeffrey M. Zirger Information Collection Review Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21-8 Atlanta, Georgia 30329 Re: Docket No. CDC-2024-0061 (89 Fed. Reg. 71,280 September 3, 2024) - Proposed Data Collection   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Eric Winer, chair of the board at the Association for Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: Patient Protection and Affordable   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Aug. 26, 2024, from the Kidney Care Council, Reston, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-1805-P: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Navy Federal Credit Union for charging illegal overdraft fees. From 2017 to 2022, Navy Federal charged customers surprise overdraft fees on certain ATM withdrawals and debit card purchases, even when their accounts showed sufficient funds at the time of the transactions. The CFPB is ordering Navy Federal to refund more than   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from CUSIP Global Services: * * * To: Ted Dowd Chief Counsel Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 * Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 * James P. Sheesley Assistant Executive Secretary Federal De  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) issued the following open letter to his constituents: Dear Friends, A few days ago, I learned I joined the ranks of millions of Americans. I have cancer of the esophagus. It was a surprise because, except for some intermittent abdominal aches and pains, I had no symptoms. I'm going to undergo chemotherapy and immunotherapy right away. Cancer can be tough. But so   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Oct. 30, 2024, from the American Institutes for Research, Arlington, Virginia: * * * Re: NCES Data Conference 2025 * * * A Data Users Conference would provide NCES an excellent venue for cultivating research on policy topics and fostering a strong community of data users and researchers. A multiday conference would provide a forum to encourage in-person attendance to build research re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from the Aerospace Industries Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Sarah Au, Data Gathering, Management, and Policy Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA) (CASRN 101-14-4); TSCA Review: Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from the Alliance for Chemical Distribution, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0436 The Honorable Michal I. Freedhoff, Ph.D. Assistant Administrator Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Di-isononyl phthalate (DI  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Oct. 30, 2024, from the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, Arlington, Virginia: * * * Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Comment on Federal Register Notice: Use of Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Quantification of Annual Facility Methane Emissions Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Printed version: PDF Document Type/  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from the American Conservative Union Foundation dba Conservative Political Action Coalition Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Comments Regarding EPA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Significant New Use Rules on Certain   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Outstanding Public Sector Award this weekend during their annual conference on November 3. Special Assistant to the EXIM President and Chair, Laly Rivera Perez, accepted the award in person on behalf of EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis. This award marks an   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Outstanding Public Sector Award this weekend during their annual conference on November 3. Special Assistant to the EXIM President and Chair, Laly Rivera Perez, accepted the award in person on behalf of EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis. This award marks an historic milestone in the partnership  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 29, 2024, from the Air Line Pilots Association International, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 ATTN: Docket No: FAA-2024-2103 Subject: Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Aircraft   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from the Air Line Pilots Association International, McLean, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Docket No. FAA-2024-2139; Project Identifier MCAI-2024-00123-T. Airworthiness Directives: Airbu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * Identifying Priority Focus Areas for Future Guidance Development and Engagement with Interested Parties in Model-Informed Drug Development (MIDD) On behalf of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ASCPT),   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication on Nov. 5, 2024, from Ken Duckworth, chief medical officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Vincent Lo Re III, MD, MSCE, Chair Drug Risk Management Committee * Rajesh Narendran, MD, Chair Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee * Center for Drug Evaluation & Research U.S. Food & Drug Administrat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Consumer Reports, Yonkers, New York: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite CC-5610 (Annex C) Washington, DC 20580 Re: Rytr LLC; File No. 232-3052 * * * Consumer Reports 1 thanks the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") for the opportunity to comment on the proposed consent agreement with Rytr for offering a "Testim  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-683) on the Commission to Study the Potential Transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution Act (H.R. 7764), which aims to establish a commission to study the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on Sept. 17, 2024. Here are excerp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to evaluate the effectiveness of the H-2A visa program. The H-2A visa program allows employers to hire foreign workers only if U.S. worke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from the Manufactured Housing Institute, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: The Honorable Adrianne Todman Agency Head Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20410 RE: Manufactured Housing Institute Comments on Notice of Proposed Information Collection: American Housing Survey (Docket No. FR-7090-N-07) * * * De  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from the Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Jennifer Leigh Quan Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs and Michael Pentony Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office 55 Great Republic Drive NOAA Fisheries Service Gloucester, MA 01930 * Dear Ms. Quan and Mr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice of submission for OMB review and comment request on Oct. 31, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of National Science Foundations Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program". SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Fed  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice of submission for OMB review and comment request on Oct. 31, 2024, entitled "Innovation Corps Program Pre-submission Executive Summary Form". SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register, and no  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Science Foundation issued a notice on Oct. 31, 2024, entitled "Public Engagement with Science Initiative". SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to establish this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of Management and Bud  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Science Foundation has issued a notice of permit applications received, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 31, 2024: Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Science Foundation has issued a notice of permit applications received, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 31, 2024: Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Good afternoon, everyone. I don't think there's anybody out there, Laura. Let's try that again. Good afternoon, SOUTHCOM! [Cheers] Alright, alright. You know, I spent years stationed in Florida. So coming back to Florida feels like coming home. And it's an honor to have so many distinguished guests joining us, including state and local leaders, members of Congress, ambassadors and ministers of defense from La  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Small Business Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 1, 2024, from the Professional Services Council, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Ms. Donna Fudge Lead Procurement Policy Analyst Office of Policy Planning and Liaison Small Business Administration 409 Third Street, SW Washington, DC 20416 RE: Request for 30-Day Extension of Comment Period for "Small Business Contracting: Increasing Small Business Participation on Multiple Awa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the American Bankers Association. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office Attention: Comment Processing Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 * Consumer Financial Protection Bureau c/o Legal Division Docket Manager 1700 G Street NW Washington, D  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Association of Global Custodians Americas Focus Committee: * * * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20551 * Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the LSTA, New York: * * * To: Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20551 * Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW Washington,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc., New York. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 * Clinton Jones, General Counsel Federal Housing Finance Agency 400 Seventh Street SW Washington, DC 2021 * Ann E. Misback Secretary Board  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Options Clearing Corp., Chicago, Illinois: * * * To: Vanessa A. Countryman Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549-1090 * Ann E. Misback Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 * Ted Dowd Chief Counsel Office of the Comptroller  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Virginia: * * * Re: Comments on the Financial Data Transparency Act Joint Data Standards Proposed Rule OCC: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219 Re: Docket ID OCC-2024-0012; Financial Data Transpare  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Oct. 18, 2024, from Workiva Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219 Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551 James P. Sheesley, Assistant Ex  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from XBRL US, New York. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ann E. Misback, Secretary Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20551 * Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581 * Comment Inta  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A Virginia man was sentenced today to eight years in prison after a federal jury in Washington, D.C., convicted him of eight felonies and three misdemeanor offenses related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement on Congressman Gerry Connolly's (D-VA) cancer diagnosis: "Gerry Connolly is a fighter plain and simple. Throughout his career, he has shown remarkable strength, dedication, and resilience in everything he does, and we have no doubt that he will approach this challenge with the same determination and grit that has defi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard has authorized transportation offices servicing customers located at the following installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments during the month of November: 1. Redstone A  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2024, on the 2024 General Election: * * * "Congratulations to the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and Vice President-elect JD Vance. The American people have spoken overwhelmingly to return common sense, strength, and leadership back to the White House. Through the Trump presidency, we will pave the way for an economic revival, a secure border, and a stronger America o  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * HVAC equipment manufacturer to invest $1.2 million, creating 25 new jobs * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that AD Engineering, a small, women, and minority-owned company (SWAM) that manufactures insulated copper linesets, coils, and mini splits for HVAC equipment, will invest $1.21 million to expand its operations in Shenandoah County. The project will create   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement on Congressman Gerry Connolly's (D-VA) cancer diagnosis: "Gerry Connolly is a fighter plain and simple. Throughout his career, he has shown remarkable strength, dedication, and resilience in everything he does, and we have no doubt that he will approach this challenge with the same determination and grit that has def  more