WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and 70 collaborators: * * * To: The Honorable Rohit Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Support for petition to address hidden and unnecessary fees in International Remittance Transactions, Docket No. CFPB-2024-0040-0001 * * * Dear Director Chopra:   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication on Nov. 4, 2024, from the Hope Center for Student Basic Needs at Temple University: * * * To: Eunice Greer U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room PCP-4101 Washington, DC 20202 Re: Docket ID ED-2024-IES-0116 * * * Dear Ms. Greer: We are delighted to respond to this Request for Information (RFI) on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) inaugural Data User  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 7, 2024) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has issued an administrative order on consent to Sims ARG Inc., a scrap metal shedding and recycling facility located at 3000 Vera Street, in Baltimore, Maryland. The order alleged that the facility did not obtain the necessary permit required by the federal Clean Air Act and the Maryland State Air Permitt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia removed Garibaldo Rissato Borges, a citizen of Brazil with a final order of removal, to Brazil Nov. 1. Rissato is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Brazil for drug trafficking. "ERO Philadelphia remains steadfast in its commitment to preserve public safety. Noncitizens such   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 24, 2024, from Adrienne McBride, executive director at the FD/MAS Alliance, Bethesda, Maryland: * * * To: Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D. Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10001 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20903 * To: Peter Marks, M.D. Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. -- At Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), Model Maker, John Cardenas, separates the newly printed F/A-18 button plug from the build sheet, preparing for a precise fit check. Leveraging advanced 3D printing technology like the Stratasys F-900, FRCSW is reducing supply chain delays and enhancing fleet readiness. By creating a qualified, stop-gap   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has released the following public communication dated Oct. 30, 2024, from Exhaustless Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan: * * * Re: Opposition to Order 2024-10-11 to Show Cause: Dockets DOT-OST-2001-9849, DOT-OST2024-0065, and ATR-2024-0001 * * * Exhaustless opposes the Tentative Order because it is a fraud on the United States. A. Summary. 1. Exhaustless documents the multiple frauds on the United States and the continuation   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 9 -- Maryland Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain issued the following news release: * * * COP29 presents opportunity to highlight Maryland climate progress, build international partnerships * * * Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain will attend the annual global summit on climate change known as COP29 (29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov. 11 to Nov.   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on Nov. 8, 2024, at a cabinet meeting: * * * As all of you know, this administration has traditionally hosted cabinet meetings around the state. We've been everywhere from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore - and many places in between. But today, we're doing something a little different: We're in the Maryland State House. Our nation is in the process of transferring power from one administration to   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Friday sentenced the former CFO of a St. Louis County, Missouri company to 41 months in prison for embezzling $2 million. Richard D. Zellner was also ordered to repay the money. Between approximately January 2019 and January 2024, Zellner used his employer's bank accounts to pay off the balance of his personal credit car  more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Jakil Deandre Bond, 28, of Williamston, was sentenced to 141 months in prison for engaging in illegal firearm trafficking and drug distribution. Bond, a validated gang member, organized the purchase of firearms through co-defendants and straw purchasers Malik Jaree Bazemore and Ti'quiran Rodgers, who is also a validated gang member. "We are targeting  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from Conn Maciel Carey LLP OSHA Practice Group Chair Eric Conn on behalf of the Employers Heat Illness Prevention Rulemaking Coalition: * * * To: Mr. Douglas Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor * To: Mr. James Frederick Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and long-time Special Rapporteur on antisemitism, intolerance and hate in the OSCE's Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement decrying the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party's decision to form a governing coalition with the Nemunas Party  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication dated Nov. 1, 2024, from the National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland: * * * To: Christopher Kuczynski General Counsel United States Access Board 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 RE: Docket No. ATBCB-2024-0001, RIN 3014-AA48 * * * Dear Mr. Kuczynski: The National Federation of the Blind is the premier membership and advocacy organization of blind Americans. As such  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 1, 2024, from Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area: * * * To: Daniel Delgado Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Policy Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans U.S. Department of Homeland Security telephone (202) 447-3459 * To: Sarah Flinn Assistant Director, Office of Policy, EOIR U.S. Department of Justice Re: Comment on the Fin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: BALTIMORE Verizon Maryland, LLC, will pay $115,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a management employee who suffered from hypertension asked his manager for a change to a field position or to an alternate ma  more