WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from the National PACE Association, Alexandria, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: William N. Parham, III Director, Division of Information Collections and Regulatory Impacts Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Attention: CMS-10630 (OMB Identif  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 18, 2025, from the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DOCKET ID NO. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0507 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PROPOSED RULE: TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY (TRI); CLARIFICATION OF TOXIC CHEMICALS DUE TO AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES UNDER THE NATIONAL DEFE  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 2 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin on the Commutation of Sentence for Sergeant Wesley Shifflett RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued the following statement after commuting the sentence for former Fairfax County Police Department Sergeant Wesley Shifflett: "I have today used the executive clemency authority granted to me by the Constitution of Virginia and commuted the sentence impos  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from Food Allergy Research and Education, McLean, Virginia: * * * ATTN: Janet M. de Jesus Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee HHS/OASH/ODPHP 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket HHS-OASH-2024-0017; Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee * * * On b  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from FMI - The Food Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD HHS/OASH/ODPHP 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Written Comments to HHS and USDA on the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report; Docket HHS-OASH-2024-0017 * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus: FM  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from the International Fresh Produce Association: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Request for Public Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Die  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 7, 2025, from the National Automatic Merchandising Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 * To: United States Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250 RE: Scientific Report of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 4, 2025, from the National Council on Aging, Arlington, Virginia: * * * RE: Docket OASH-2022-0021 Comments to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee The National Council on Aging (NCOA)--a 75-year-old nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of millions of older adults and improve their health and economic security--commends the U.S. Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 7, 2025, from the National Fisheries Institute, Reston, Virginia: * * * To: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Docket HHS-OASH-2024-0017-0001, Request for Public Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Feb. 21, 2025, from the American Society of Appraisers, Herndon, Virginia: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-116610-20), room 5203 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 * Mr. William Prater Senior Attorney, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel Procedure and Administration Internal Revenue Service Washington, DC   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 10, 2025, from Iridium Communications Inc., McLean, Virginia. Here are excerpts: * * * To: NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION Washington, D.C. 20230 In the Matter of Impact of L-Band MSS 'Direct-to-Device' Operations on GPS Docket No. NTIA-2024-0005 COMMENTS OF IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC. * * *  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * What I'm Doing: Fighting Back Since January 20th, constituents have flooded my office with calls expressing outrage and fear about how Donald Trump and Elon Musk are harming the federal government and the country. I share their anger and concern, and as your Representative for Northern Virginia, I am taking action to fight back against what Trump and Musk are doing. Here are some of the ways I am w  more