WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania released "Annenberg Survey of Attitudes on Public Health (ASAPH) National Survey Wave 23," a report revealing U.S. adults' perspectives on science, alcohol's health effects, raw milk, and flu and COVID vaccinations. Conducted by SSRS, the survey polled 1,716 adults aged 18+ from the Annenberg Science and Health Panel, drawn from a sample of 2,578 invited participants. Data collection for the repo  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication on March 4, 2025, from RTX Corp., Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Regulatory Policy Division Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2099B 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 Subject: RTX Corporation Comments on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Unmanned Aircr  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Oz Agrees with Sen. Warren: Cracking Down on Private Health Insurers in Medicare Advantage Will "Improve the Health Care of the American People" Dr. Oz: "My goal is to improve the health care of the American people...[cutting Medicare Advantage fraud] sounds like a more rational way to do that [than cutting funding for Medicaid]." The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee projects that  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy: * * * To: US Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center, Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket Mail Code: 7403M Attn Docket ID No: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy Comments on Vinyl Chloride; Draft Scope of the   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 26, 2025, from the American Chemistry Council: * * * To: Dr. Elissa Reaves Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7401M) Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Request for Extension of the Public Comment Period; Vinyl Chloride; Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSC  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 25, 2025, from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers: * * * To: Marcy Card Senior Scientist Existing Chemicals Risk Assessment Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Re: Request for Extension of the Comment Period for the "Vinyl Chloride; Draft Scope of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from B&C Consortia Management LLC on behalf of Butyl Benzyl Phthalate Consortium: * * * To: Ms. Claire Brisse Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 Re: Extension Request for Comment on Dicyclohexyl Phthalate D  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Center for Environmental Health, Oakland, California: * * * To: Marcy Card Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-000195812 Re: Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation, Vinyl Chloride, Under Toxic Substances Contract Act (TSCA);   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from GreenLatinos: * * * To: Marcy Card Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-000195812 Re: Comments on the Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Vinyl Chloride; Docket Number: EPA-HQ-O  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- Fisher Clinical Services, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, has submitted an application to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register as an importer of several controlled substances for use in clinical trials. The company, located at 7554 Schantz Road, seeks authorization to import Schedule I and Schedule II substances, including marijuana, psilocybin, dimethyltryptamine, methylphenidate, and tapentadol. According to the DEA, Fisher Clinical Services int  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a call for public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before March 1, 2025, span 14 states and Puerto Rico, representing a broad spectrum of historically significant buildings, districts, and archaeological sites. In California, notable nominations include Alf's Blacksmith Shop in San Bernardino County, Fisk's Mill Landing   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service is seeking public input on the significance of multiple historic properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before February 22, 2025, span 15 states and include a diverse array of buildings, districts, and sites reflecting cultural and architectural heritage. California features prominent nominations such as Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, a struct  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Walter Cruickshank Deputy Director Bureau of Ocean Energy Management RE: BOEM 2025-0002-0001 * * * Dear Deputy Director Cruickshank: On behalf of the more than 110,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBE  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: * * * To: Shelley de Alth Leonard Acting Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) U.S. Department of Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 * To: William M. Paul Acting Chief Counsel Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20224 Re: Previously Taxed E  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 12, 2022, from 15 attorneys general: * * * ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, NEW JERSEY, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, AND WASHINGTON To: Dr. Steven Cliff, Deputy Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Senate conducted two committee hearings on March 14, 2025: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. * * * NOMINATION Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after the nominee, testified and  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 5, 2025, from Environmental Advocates New York, Albany: * * * To: Kimberlee Trzeciak, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs, Food and Drug Administration U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 Docket Clerk  more