WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication on March 13, 2025, from the Hawk Migration Association, Hancock, New Hampshire: * * * HMA Position Statement Monarch Butterfly - Proposed Threatened Listing under ESA The Hawk Migration Association (HMA) respectfully submits the following comments on Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule, Monarch Butterfly  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from American Council of Life Insurers: * * * To: Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 RE: ACLI Comments to Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cyberse  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from Eric P. Winer, chair of the board of the Association for Clinical Oncology: * * * To: Anthony Archeval Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20001 Re: Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health I  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from Jeff Album, public and government affairs vice president of Delta Dental: * * * To: Anthony Archeval, JD Acting Director, Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services Attention: HIPAA Security Rule NPRM Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Comments on the HIPAA Security Rule To Str  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from Greater New York Hospital Association, New York: * * * To: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 509F 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Attention: Anthony Archeval, Acting Director Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: RIN 0945-AA22: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the Institute for Family Health, New York: * * * To: Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Office of the Secretary United States Department of Health and Human Services Submitted electronically via: https://www.federalregister.gov RE: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information (RIN Number 0945-AA22) *  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: * * * To: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Office of the Secretary Re: HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information; RIN 0945-AA22 * * * Dear U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, We are writi  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication on March 14, 2025, from the New York Law School Health Law Society: * * * New York Law School (NYLS) Health Law Society (HLS) response to HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information. Authored by NYLS HLS members: Samuel Olesinski, Sebastian Guccione, Richa Chandra, Christie Contos, Natalie Dworek The proposed rule (The Rul  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated March 11, 2025, from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, New York: * * * To: U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Re: 2024 Section 987 Regulations * * * The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)/1 submits these comments on the 2024 Final Regulations/2 and 2024 Pro  more

ALBANY, New York, March 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Maple Month: Governor Hochul Issues Proclamation Declaring 2025 Maple Weekends in New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today issued a proclamation declaring March 22-23 and March 29-30 as New York State's 2025 Maple Weekends. The Governor also highlighted that New York State continues to rank second in the nation in maple production, and in 2024, maple production increased to 846,000 gallons,  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released the following public communication dated Feb. 28, 2025, from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Here are excerpts: * * * To: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Washington, DC 20555 Subject: Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors (NRC-2019-0062) * * * The State of New York appreciates th  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released the following public communication dated Feb. 28, 2025, from Nuclear New York Inc., Sunnyside: * * * To: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docket ID: NRC-2019-0062 Support for the Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors (Part 53) and Stakeholder Consensus Comments * * * Nuclear New York, Inc. appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the NRC's proposed Part 53 rule, which  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- National Vanguard Consortium LLC (NVC), a small business based in Liberty Hill, Texas, has had its protest denied by the General Accountability Office (GAO). NVC challenged the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) award of an armed security guard services contract to Strategic Security Corporation, a small business located in Smithtown, New York. FEMA issued a request for proposals (RFP) for armed guard services to safeguard federal employees, visitors, and prope  more