WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration has released the following public communication dated Dec. 19, 2024, from the American Lung Association. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Janet Yellen Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 * To: The Honorable Xavier Becerra Secretary U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 *   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted contractor General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), based in Falls Church, Virginia, along with its subcontractors, access to sensitive data submitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This information, which includes materials claimed or designated as Confidential Business Information (CBI), will support EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in managing TSCA-related infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule to approve Maryland's revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning nitrogen oxides (NOX) ozone season emission caps for large non-electric generating units (non-EGUs). The revision reallocates emission caps following the closure of the Luke Paper Mill and updates regulatory references to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). This measure aims to align Maryland's plan with federal stan  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 18, 2024, from the American Petroleum Institute: * * * Ms. Doruntine Rexhepi Engineering and Analysis Division; Office of Water 4303T U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Extension Request Related to the Comment Period on the Notice of Availability of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Preliminary  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 12, 2024, from CleanConnect.ai: * * * To: Vasco Roma Office of Air & Radiation - Office of Atmospheric Protection - Climate Change Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Response to Subpart W RFI: Use of Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Quantification of Annual Facility Methane Emissions under the Green  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 27, 2024, from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island: * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 * * * Dear Administrator Regan, I write in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) request for information (RFI)/1 on the use of advanced and emerging tech  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Dec. 18, 2024, from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection: * * * To: Administrator Michael S. Regan United States Environmental Protection Agency William Jefferson Clinton Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0863 and EPA-R03-OAR-2023-0179; Excess Emissions During Periods of Startup, Shutdown  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Dec. 20, 2024, from National Partnership for Women and Families: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20580 Re: Mobilewalla; File No. 202 3196 * * * Dear Secretary Tabor, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the "Mobilewalla; File No. 202 3196" proposed consent order published in the Federal Register at 89 FR 96  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The House Rules Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-825) on a resolution (H.Res. 1612) for consideration of the Liberty in Laundry Act (H.R. 7673), Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act (S. 4199) and Senate amendments for a bill (H.R. 5009) to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs. The report was advanced by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Georgia, on Dec. 10, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION The reso  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The Defense Logistics Agency issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Dec. 23, 2024. I-SOLUTIONS DIRECT INC., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania (SPE8E4-21-D-0002/P00005), was awarded a share of up to $219,000,000 in firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modifications exercising the second 18-month option periods of two-year base contracts with two 18-month option periods under solicitation SPE8E4-21-R-0001 for commerc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice has released the following public communication dated Nov. 26, 2024, from Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Park, California, a venture capital firm: * * * To: The Honorable Merrick Garland Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 * * * Dear Attorney General Garland: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm deeply committed to building the future through te  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has released the following public communication dated Dec. 20, 2024, from Chesapeake Bay Foundation: * * * To: Ms. Sara del Fierro NRCS Climate Office Washington, D.C. 20250 Re: Request for Public Input About Implementation of the Conservation Practices To Support Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: NRCS2024-0015 * * * Dear Ms. Sara del Fierro: CBF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Dec. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 26, 2024: United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Gerard M. Karam announced today that he has submitted his resignation to President Biden effective January 10, 2025. The Middle District of Pennsylvania consists of 33 counties in northeastern and central Pennsylvania and is home to over 3.1 million people. There are offices i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized 22,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an address in Philadelphia. The fake inspection stickers were assessed at $1,404,700, had they been authentic. There were no arrests. Vehicles operating under fake inspection stickers pose a serious s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following remarks at a Dec. 18, 2024, confirmation hearing for James Bernard Coughlan and Halie L. Craig to be members of the U.S. International Trade Commission: * * * This morning the Senate Finance Committee meets to consider three nominees to serve on the International Trade Commission: James Bernard Coughlan, of Illinois, and Halie L. Craig, of Pennsylvania. There is one piece of Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Halie L. Craig, President Biden's nominee to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission, from a Dec. 18, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am grateful to Leader McConnell for supporting my nomination and to the President for nominating me to be a member of the U.S. Inte  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Louis DeJoy, postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service, from a Dec. 5, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of the United States Postal Service: Understanding Proposed Service Changes": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Growth and cost reduction are at the heart of the DFA plan. Simply put, the DFA plan is not about contraction or only cost reduction. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The Defense Logistics Agency issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Dec. 23, 2024. SUPPLYCORE LLC, Rockford, Illinois (SPE8E4-21-D-0001/P00006), was awarded a share of up to $219,000,000 in firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modifications exercising the second 18-month option periods of two-year base contracts with two 18-month option periods under solicitation SPE8E4-21-R-0001 for commercial metal products.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The Defense Logistics Agency issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon dated Dec. 23, 2024. TW METALS INC., Carol Stream, Illinois (SPE8E4-21-D-0003/P00005), was awarded a share of up to $219,000,000 in firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modifications exercising the second 18-month option periods of two-year base contracts with two 18-month option periods under solicitation SPE8E4-21-R-0001 for commercial metal produc  more