WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census has released the following public communication on Feb. 18, 2025, from the Jews Should Count Coalition: * * * RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS IN THE CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS: 1. Are there any groups missing from the proposed code list? If so, please identify them and suggest how the groups should be classified and why. Yes, Jews are missing from the proposed code list. The Jewish people make up perhaps the single largest gro  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11991) on Feb. 27, 2025, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert. Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle What Is the Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon? The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), also known as Dark Eagle (Figure 1), with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched missile e  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from Earthjustice and Riverkeeper: * * * To: Mr. Adrian Hanley Office of Water Office of Science and Technology Analytical Methods Division Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Comments related to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0328, Proposed Method Update Rule (MUR) for EPA Method 1633A * * * Dear Mr. Hanley,  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services: * * * To: Weston Freund Air Regulatory Management Section Air Planning and Implementation Branch Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960 * To: The Honorable Lee Zeldin, Administrator Environmental Protection A  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 20, 2025, from Quiet Florida, Naples: * * * On behalf of Quiet Florida, a community organization, in Naples Florida we ask that you consider the negative health impacts we are subjected to with low, loud, frequent aircraft over our homes. Air and noise pollution cause harm to our health, such as cardiovascular issues, increase in cortisol levels i  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 21, 2025, from United States of Freight, Delray Beach, Florida: * * * United States of Freight is a Third Party Logistics Company, which is to say, we are freight brokers. We arrange transport and logistics services between shippers and the broader carrier community. Brokers not only facilitate transactions but are often exposed to th  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Feb. 9, 2025, from the National Mango Board, Orlando, Florida. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Designated Federal Officer, 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee HHS/OASH/ODPHP 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, MD, 20852 Docket HHS-OASH-2024-0017 * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus: On behalf of the National Mango Board, we thank you for   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from the Department of the Interior: * * * IN REPLY REFER TO: ER 24/0502 Andrew Richard 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 Subject: Identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in U.S. Federal Waters of the Gulf of America, Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement * * * Dear Andrew Richard:  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 13, 2025, from the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: * * * To: Andrew Strelcheck Regional Administrator Southeast Regional Office NOAA NMFS 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 RE: NEPA Unique ID: 44722.624 Soliciting Party: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Notice Date: November 22, 2024 * *  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United, Long Beach: * * * To: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Cc: Andrew Strelcheck Regional Administrator Southeast Regional Office NOAA NMFS 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 (727) 824-5301   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from the National Aquaculture Association, Tallahassee, Florida: * * * Celia Barroso Regional Aquaculture Coordinator, California * Andrew Richard Regional Aquaculture Coordinator Southeast Regional Office Re: Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in U.S. Fed  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from Recirculating Farms. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Andrew Strelcheck Regional Administrator NOAA NMFS Southeast Regional Office 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 RE: Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in U.S. Federal Waters of  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from the Southern Shrimp Alliance, Tarpon Springs, Florida: * * * TO: Andrew Richard Regional Aquaculture Coordinator NMFS, Southeast Regional Office St. Petersburg, FL 33701 RE: Notice of Availability, draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) regarding Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOA) in the Gulf of M  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Feb. 20, 2025, from Stronger America Through Seafood Inc.: * * * To: Ms. Celia Barroso Regional Aquaculture Coordinator, California NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Region 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Ste. 4200 Long Beach, CA 90802 * Mr. Andrew Strelcheck Regional Administrator Southeast Regional Office NOAA National Ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly's Blue Ghost Lands on Moon First image captured by Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander, taken shortly after confirmation of a successful landing at Mare Crisium on the Moon's near side. This is the second lunar delivery of NASA science and tech instruments as part of the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Carrying a suite of NASA scienc  more