WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, Alexandria, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency's proposal for the Fiscal Year 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and related policy changes. The association expressed concerns about the inclusion of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in CMS' Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) and other similar episode-based payment  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- America's Credit Unions, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service regarding the proposed rulemaking on the excise tax on remittance transfers scheduled to take effect after December 31, 2025. The organization supports the IRS's efforts to implement requirements consistent with Public Law 119-21 but requests clarification on several issues affecting credit unions as remittance transfer providers. The credit unions advocate for   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The American Chemistry Council, Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's draft Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 6 (CCL 6). The Council emphasized the need for a more focused and scientifically grounded approach in the selection of contaminants for future regulatory consideration under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The SDWA requires the EPA to periodically identify contamina  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The American Diabetes Association, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. The association addressed provisions related specifically to the treatment and management of diabetes and prediabetes within hospital settings. The association voiced strong support for the proposed incorporation of the Excess Days in Acute Care (EDAC) Af  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concerns and recommendations regarding the agency's Draft Contaminant Candidate List 6 (CCL 6). ASDWA, which represents officials from the 57 state and territorial drinking water primacy agencies implementing the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), emphasized the need for expedited regulatory action for cont  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard suspends search for missing mariner off Maryland coast, returns vessel to shore, family * OCEAN CITY, MD -The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a mariner who is thought to have gone overboard from his boat off the coast of Ocean City. Following an extensive 20-hour search covering a total 2,539 square nautical miles, an area roughly the size of Delaware, t  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has adopted an airworthiness directive affecting certain Boeing 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 airplanes following reports of un-commanded changes to the mode control panel selected altitude. The Boeing Co., Arlington, Virginia, is required replace affected mode control panels with updated units and complete installation testing to address a condition that could lead to controlled flight into terrain or  more

RADFORD, Virginia, June 15 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Highlanders in the News: Week of June 8, 2026 * Our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. In this column, we highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or simply helping make the world a better place, we'll feature th  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Nacha, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, addressing proposed amendments to regulations governing federal agency paper check disbursements under 31 CFR Part 208. The letter supports efforts to comply with Executive Order 14247, which aims to modernize government payments by eliminating paper checks in favor of electronic transactions. Nacha emphasized the efficiency and   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), based in Charlottesville, Virginia, along with the James River Association of Richmond, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regarding the proposed renewal of Incidental Take Permit (ITP) No. 21516-02. The permit, originally issued to Virginia Electric and Power Company (known as Dominion) for its Chesterfield Power Station near Richmond, Virginia, authorizes incidental tak  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Transportation Intermediaries Association of Alexandria, Virginia, has called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a clear federal safety selection standard for motor carriers. The association submitted a public comment letter urging the agency to promulgate a standard governing the use of federally licensed motor carriers, emphasizing the need for consistent, reliable criteria to determine which carriers are safe to operate. The association  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Intellectual Property Owners Association, Arlington, Virginia, has urged the Patent and Trademark Office to becoming a party to the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT) without taking any reservations. In a public comment letter, the association highlighted the treaty's potential to harmonize design protection procedures internationally while preserving each country's substantive domestic law. The letter emphasized that the RDLT would simplify the filing process and reduce  more