WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Holly Porter, executive director of the Delmarva Chicken Association, Georgetown, Delaware: * * * To: United States Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health inspection Service Station 2C-10.16 4700 River Road, Unit 25 Riverdale, MD 20737 RE: Payment of Indemnity and Compensation for Highly Pathogenic Avian In  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 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication on March 4, 2025, from the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership: * * * BIS/ICTS ANPRM VT-MAAP Response Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to comment on the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning the security risks associated with Information and Communications T  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from James A. Viola, president and CEO of Vertical Aviation International, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: Ms. Elizabeth L.D. Cannon, Executive Director, Office of Information & Communications Technology & Services Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Re: Docket No. BIS-2024-0058; RIN 0694-AJ72 - Securing the Informat  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from the Transportation Intermediaries Association, Alexandria, Virginia: * * * To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY National Consumer Complaint Database Docket Number: FMCSA-2024-0313 * * * The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) submits these comments in response to the  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 Clean Ocean Action, Long Branch, New Jersey: * * * To: Dr. Walter Cruickshank Deputy Director of BOEM 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia 20166 RE: Vineyard Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Project, DOI-BOEM-OREP-2025-0001-EIS; Docket Number BOEM-2025-0002 * * * Dear Dr. Cruickshank, Clean Ocean Action ("COA") is a regional,  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Whitehouse Lead EPW Democrats in Demanding Zeldin Halt Political Witch Hunt Against Money-Saving Clean Energy Investments Administrator Zeldin is manipulating facts as a pretext to terminate a congressionally appropriated and legally obligated program that would lower household energy costs, spur economic development, and reduce pollution Washington, (March 14, 2025) - Today, Sen  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs released the following testimony by Dean Cheng, a non-resident fellow with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Office of Insular Affairs' Role in Fostering Prosperity in the Pacific Territories and Addressing External Threats to Peace and Security": * * * My name is Dean Cheng. I am a non-resident fellow with the Potomac Institute for Policy  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Senate conducted five committee hearings on March 13, 2025: * * * BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S.919, to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and S. 875, to curtail the political weaponization of Federal banking agencies by eliminating reputational risk as a component of the supervision of dep  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Funding for the District of Columbia WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) issued the following statement: "The House-passed continuing resolution took a mean-spirited and gratuitous shot at the District of Columbia that would lead to huge cuts to policing, public transit, schools and more. I'm glad we were able to work with Senator Collins and other  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on the Continuing Resolution WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statement: "While the government will remain open, we are frustrated that this funding bill gives a blank check to Donald Trump and Elon Musk to continue attacking the federal workforce and dismantling the services Virginians rely o  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has determined that the proposed acquisition of Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company (NPBL) by Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) is a significant transaction rather than a minor one, requiring a more rigorous review process. The decision follows a submission by NSC and NSR on February 14, 2025, seeking approval to gain full control of NPBL, a Class III rail carrier operat  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the American Public Human Services Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Rachel Frisk Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 RE: SNAP Program Quality Control Review Handbook Incorporation by Reference Proposed Rule * * * Dear Ms. Frisk, The American Public Human Services Association   more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has released the following public communication dated March 4, 2025, from the California Welfare Fraud Investigators Association, Mentone: * * * To: Mr. John McCleskey, Branch Chief Quality Control Branch Program Administration and Nutrition Division Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor Alexandria, VA 22314 RE: FNS Proposed Rulemaking # 2024-30578 *   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 FMI - The Food Industry Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Rachel Edelstein - Assistant Administrator Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety Inspection Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 * To: Peter Koufopoulos - Deputy Director for Animal Derived  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication on March 6, 2025, from Food Rescue U.S., Stamford, Connecticut: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 3758 Washington, DC 20250-3700 Docket No. FSIS-2024-0021 Re: Comments Responding to the Request for Information on Food Date Labeling * * * These comments are submitted in  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 the Meat Institute, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Denise Eblen, PhD Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture Room 331-E Whitten Building 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250-0251 * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Ind  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Matt Bisenius, vice president of external affairs of the National Automatic Merchandising Association, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW Mailstop 3758 Washington, DC 20250-3700 RE: Food Date Labeling, Docket FSIS-2024-0021 * * * On   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 the National Confectioners Association: * * * To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Avenue SW Jamie L. Whitten Building, Room 350-E Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 RE: Docket (FSIA-2024-0021) Food Date Labeling, Request for Information * * * The National Confectioners Associat  more