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#4061A French-language submission reports long-standing electrohypersensitivity, inability to work or socializ…by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-14
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A French-language submission reports long-standing electrohypersensitivity, inability to work or socialize and repeated use of a shielding canopy, and supports HHS research that considers affected people and vulnerable groups.

  • Electromagnetic sensitivity: rné ou autre]. Je suis personnellement électro-hypersensible depuis plus de 10 ans et ma vie est devenue un véritable pa
  • Housing, work & access barriers: ue un véritable parcours de combattant. Je ne peux pas travailler, ni avoir une vie sociale car tous ont des cellulaires, le
  • Research & federal duties: ifiques, à identifier les lacunes de la recherche actuelle, à accorder une attention particulière aux enfants
  • Children & vulnerable groups: accorder une attention particulière aux enfants et aux autres populations potentiellement vulnérables, et à

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Je soumets ce commentaire en réponse à la demande d'informations du HHS sur les champs électromagnétiques (CEM), les rayonnements radiofréquences (RF) et l'exposition aux rayonnements sans fil.

Je réponds du point de vue d’un [patient, parent, membre de la famille, aidant, professionnel de la santé, chercheur, défenseur, membre du public concerné ou autre].

Je suis personnellement électro-hypersensible depuis plus de 10 ans et ma vie est devenue un véritable parcours de combattant. Je ne peux pas travailler, ni avoir une vie sociale car tous ont des cellulaires, le wifi partout etc.. Je souffre énormément dans mon corps chaque jour et je n'ai pas d'endroit où me protéger de ce qui me rend malade... Je dois me réfugier à tout moment sous un baldequin anti-onde, un tissu protecteur d'onde placé comme une tente par dessus mon lit, je m'y réfugie plusieurs fois par jour et c'est ce qui me permet de survivre.. car je ne vis pas, je survies...

Je soutiens l'implication active du Département de la Santé et des Services sociaux (HHS) dans l'examen des effets potentiels des rayonnements sans fil sur la santé et l'environnement. Les questions relatives à la santé humaine devraient être traitées par les agences fédérales possédant l'expertise appropriée en médecine, biologie, épidémiologie et santé publique, et les témoignages des personnes et des familles qui se disent affectées devraient être pris en compte au même titre que les données scientifiques.

J’exhorte le HHS à évaluer soigneusement ces expériences et les données scientifiques, à identifier les lacunes de la recherche actuelle, à accorder une attention particulière aux enfants et aux autres populations potentiellement vulnérables, et à établir des priorités de recherche fédérales appropriées concernant les rayonnements sans fil et la santé publique.

Merci de donner aux individus et aux familles l'occasion de se faire entendre.

#4062Describes Chinese-medicine practitioners’ observations of changing pulse qualities alongside device use a…by Ann Rosen » 2026-10-14
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Describes Chinese-medicine practitioners’ observations of changing pulse qualities alongside device use and explicitly characterizes the pattern as observational rather than proof, providing links to further material.

  • Research & federal duties: ty of "smart" everything. While this is observational and not proof of anything, patterns generally matched lifes
  • Proposed biological mechanisms: age from heat ultimately drying out the vessel and creating rigidity) was an exceedingly rare finding prio

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Chinese medicine practitioners who specialize in pulse diagnosis have been tracking a quality linked to EMF damage over the last 2 decades.

Though he started his career as a Cornell-educated psychiatrist, Dr. Leon Hammer began studying Chinese medicine in the early 70’s and focused heavily on cultivating the art of Chinese pulse diagnosis. What he learned over the course of his career was alarming and my husband was tracking it along side him.

The Leather-Hard pulse quality (representing the damage from heat ultimately drying out the vessel and creating rigidity) was an exceedingly rare finding prior to the late 2000s - only seen in a few people who were undergoing radiation treatment for cancer. But beginning in 2008, my husband began noticing this quality in a broader population, and over time in younger and younger people. Not only does this track with the advent of iPhones, but the growth pattern tracks with the ubiquity of "smart" everything. While this is observational and not proof of anything, patterns generally matched lifestyles with high EMF exposure and symptoms were consistent with EMF damage. In some cases, my husband could identify where on someone's body they consistently carried their phone based on what came up on the pulse.

Here is Dr. Hammer discussing his findings in 2015: https://youtu.be/Gv5h-lDWvnI?si=sUGUcifCjhAmQwWC&t=559

Here is the paper Dr. Hammer and my husband wrote on their early findings: https://wellspringofhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Pulse-the-Electronic-Age-and-Radiation-Early-Detection.pdf

#4063Reports strong EMF sensitivity and tingling while holding a phone and cites a collection of studies on wi…by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-14
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Reports strong EMF sensitivity and tingling while holding a phone and cites a collection of studies on wireless effects.

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I am extremely sensitive to EMFs. One simple example: I feel tingling in my hands when holding a cellular phone that is emitting EMFs.

I also know that evidence on EMF and wireless radiation exists. GreenMedInfo has indexed 1,009 peer-reviewed studies on EMF harms — 156 health outcomes, 277 human studies, 16 meta-analyses.

#4064Objects to involuntary exposure for the commenter and children amid uncertainty about long-term risks.by Teresa Ekdahl-Johnson » 2026-10-14
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Objects to involuntary exposure for the commenter and children amid uncertainty about long-term risks.

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I don't like it or want me nor my children exposed to this, only to find of the long term disks years down the road. I do not consent.

Teresa Ekdahl-Johnson

#4065Asks whether combined exposure from multiple devices and environmental factors could affect DNA and contr…by M Urmeneta » 2026-10-14
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Asks whether combined exposure from multiple devices and environmental factors could affect DNA and contribute to cancer or other illness.

  • Research & federal duties: How safe is the increasing emfs? When studied by one signal alone it may not make a difference, but if no
  • Proposed biological mechanisms: slowly cooking ourselves, affecting our DNA, combined with other enviromental factors causing more canc
  • Cancer & tumors: other enviromental factors causing more cancer, other health issues?

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How safe is the increasing emfs? When studied by one signal alone it may not make a difference, but if not regulated how many devices are used in an area, does this accumulate the effects? Are we slowly cooking ourselves, affecting our DNA, combined with other enviromental factors causing more cancer, other health issues?

#4066Calls for public policy based on verifiable scientific data and criticizes soliciting opinions on exposur…by Joshua Olive » 2026-10-14
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Calls for public policy based on verifiable scientific data and criticizes soliciting opinions on exposure safety.

  • Research & federal duties: re valueless in this situation. Use the scientific data you already have and follow its consensus, not the opinions

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As an American, I deserve public policy based on factual and verifiiable data, not opinions or conspiracy theories. It is alarming and insulting that HHS is asking for opinions for them public when there is science available. Opinions are valueless in this situation. Use the scientific data you already have and follow its consensus, not the opinions of people who truly have no idea what they're talking about.

#4067Reports insomnia associated with modems left on overnight and improved sleep when switched off, describes…by Lisa Augustine » 2026-10-14
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Reports insomnia associated with modems left on overnight and improved sleep when switched off, describes discomfort near televisions, and requests consumer protections.

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I and my late mother have both experienced insomnia at night while we had her First Alert modem on throughout the night. This occurred every night since we had it hooked up and at first I didn't realize that was the root of our insomnia until I realized that I also had insomnia when I originally kept my computer modem logged on 24 hours a day. The First Alert modem also was a type of modem as well.

Since my mother was safe in her lift chair, we decided to just unplug the modem at nights, and both of us were able to sleep at nights from then on.

My mother has since passed away and my internet is now 5G. I noticed when I accidentally forget to shut the modem off at night, I have that familiar insomnia. The next morning, sure enough- the power strip was left on. So I make a point to shut the power strip off where the modem is plugged in before going to sleep.

Years ago, when would go into the section of Sears where they had HD Tv's on display, the hair would stand up on my arms and I would feel the almost oppressive energy near those TV's... it drove me away from that part of the store.

Some people and animals are more sensitive to EMF than others, so there needs to be some kind of protection for consumers.

#4068Attributes family migraines, aches and nausea to smart meters and objects to threatened legal action over…by daniel blades » 2026-10-14
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Attributes family migraines, aches and nausea to smart meters and objects to threatened legal action over installing an analog meter.

  • Smart meters: I know my smart meters affect our health cause we all have symptoms in my family w
  • Neurological symptoms & sleep: y where as we di not have that before. migraines , body aches, nausea and , many others. I have an analog b
  • Exposure limits & oversight: have an analog but I am threatened with legal action if I sare put on. what a great country and world we live o

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I know my smart meters affect our health cause we all have symptoms in my family where as we di not have that before.

migraines , body aches, nausea and , many others.

I have an analog but I am threatened with legal action if I sare put on.

what a great country and world we live on that we dont have choices for our health.

If legal action is the tool then I know I am correct.

Love the global control and harm to us

#4069Reports rapid growth of a houseplant after moving it away from a router and relates earlier poor seed gro…by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-14
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Reports rapid growth of a houseplant after moving it away from a router and relates earlier poor seed growth to that location.

  • Environmental effects: My 5-year-old money tree plant lived above the kitchen sink its whole life; never grew mor
  • Wi-Fi & indoor exposure: chen sink is located directly above the router in the basement. Now I understand why the seeds i planted l

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My 5-year-old money tree plant lived above the kitchen sink its whole life; never grew more the height it was when i purchased it (about 8"). I moved it to another room with less ideal conditions, expecting it would die. In 2 weeks, it had doubled in height, now 3 months later, it is just under 4' tall, leaves shiny, very healthy. The kitchen sink is located directly above the router in the basement. Now I understand why the seeds i planted last winter never grew. They were on the kitchen counter for months, didn't get more than 1/2" sprouts.

#4070Attributes new same-sex attraction and thoughts to a local 5G tower and requests intervention.by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-14
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Attributes new same-sex attraction and thoughts to a local 5G tower and requests intervention.

  • Other concerns: the local radio tower is causing these thoughts to enter my head. I'd really appreciate if Mr. Kennedy coul
  • Towers & siting: man. I firmly believe that the local radio tower is causing these thoughts to enter my head. I'd really appr

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Ever since Verizon updated my local phone network to 5g, I've been feeling things no man should feel. I've been craving the carnal touch of another man.

I firmly believe that the local radio tower is causing these thoughts to enter my head. I'd really appreciate if Mr. Kennedy could address this stat.

#4071Requests protective tower siting, long-term human and ecological studies and updates to the Telecommunica…by Brenda Wilmoth » 2026-10-14
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Requests protective tower siting, long-term human and ecological studies and updates to the Telecommunications Act so communities can raise health and environmental concerns.

  • Exposure limits & oversight: end that Congress consider updating the Telecommunications Act of 1996 so that health, environmental, and wildlife concern
  • Towers & siting: m raising health concerns when opposing towers, even when those concerns are legitimate. Technology has c
  • Environmental effects: e for families, children, older adults, wildlife, and the environment. This pattern places a growing burden
  • Children & vulnerable groups: rs that increase exposure for families, children, older adults, wildlife, and the environment. This pattern
  • Research & federal duties: reasons, I respectfully request a deep federal study of RF exposure impacts, including long‑term effects on huma

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I strongly believe communities should not be subjected to unnecessary or escalating levels of RF emissions. In many neighborhoods, companies begin with a single antenna and later add many more, creating dense clusters that increase exposure for families, children, older adults, wildlife, and the environment. This pattern places a growing burden on communities while generating profit for carriers, not benefits for residents.

I want to be clear that I am not opposed to technology. I support safe technology that is responsibly sited in locations away from homes, schools, wildlife corridors, and sensitive ecosystems. I am certain there are suitable sites that do not place antennas directly next to residents or wildlife habitat. Older neighborhoods with mature trees, established wildlife pathways, and long‑standing rural character should not be subjected to cumulative exposure simply because they lack HOA protections or dense development.

Trees, birds, pollinators, and other wildlife are increasingly exposed to dense antenna installations, and these impacts deserve serious federal attention. Communities need national guidelines that ensure wireless infrastructure is placed where it does not harm people, wildlife, or the environment.

For these reasons, I respectfully request a deep federal study of RF exposure impacts, including long‑term effects on human health, wildlife, and ecosystems. I also recommend that Congress consider updating the Telecommunications Act of 1996 so that health, environmental, and wildlife concerns can be openly evaluated in modern wireless policy. The current law prevents communities from raising health concerns when opposing towers, even when those concerns are legitimate. Technology has changed dramatically since 1996, and federal policy should reflect today’s scientific knowledge and today’s environmental realities.

Communities deserve transparency, protection, and guidelines that prioritize public health and environmental stewardship over profit.

#4072Reports EMF sensitivity preventing phone use or proximity to screens.by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-14
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Reports EMF sensitivity preventing phone use or proximity to screens.

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EMF sensitivity so can't use cell phone or be around EMF screens

#4074Raises concerns about towers near homes and schools and continuous household exposure, requests independe…by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-14
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Raises concerns about towers near homes and schools and continuous household exposure, requests independent long-term studies and calls for a pause in expansion.

  • Towers & siting: I have a deep concern about all the towers going up, close to homes and schools. We have no idea the l
  • Children & vulnerable groups: term studies. However, we do know that children exposed to the high frequencies have gotten sick from heada
  • Cancer & tumors: cies have gotten sick from headaches to cancers. We know that high exposure to EMFs causes a lifetime of ch
  • Research & federal duties: ease put the brakes on EMFs and do some quality studies, not by companies who benefit.
  • Exposure limits & oversight: we are bombarded 24 hours a day. Please put the brakes on EMFs and do some quality studies, not by companies who
  • Smart meters: en know about yet. Cell phones, towers, smart meters…all have so many potential deadly outcomes. I make sure our

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I have a deep concern about all the towers going up, close to homes and schools. We have no idea the long term affects all the EMFs are causing because they put them up without ever doing long- term studies. However, we do know that children exposed to the high frequencies have gotten sick from headaches to cancers. We know that high exposure to EMFs causes a lifetime of chronic illness, many problems we don’t even know about yet. Cell phones, towers, smart meters…all have so many potential deadly outcomes. I make sure our family is as protected as we can be, with paying attention to WiFi and placement of routers and our ways to mitigate. But it feels like a battle I will never win when we are bombarded 24 hours a day. Please put the brakes on EMFs and do some quality studies, not by companies who benefit.

#4075Attributes a teacher’s disability to classroom wireless exposure, describes home confinement and denial o…by Jennifer Curran » 2026-10-14
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Attributes a teacher’s disability to classroom wireless exposure, describes home confinement and denial of disability benefits, and requests enforceable exposure limits.

  • Occupational exposure: ed from wi-fi 2 years ago when his job (public teaching) put in so many wireless devices in his classroom that he h
  • Wi-Fi & indoor exposure: My husband was disabled from wi-fi 2 years ago when his job (public teaching) put in so many w
  • Housing, work & access barriers: and EMR that is causing this. He is now home bound and can only leave the house for a very short amount of tim
  • Exposure limits & oversight: is happens to more people. Make actual safety guidelines that companies, cities, neighborhoods, etc have to abide by

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My husband was disabled from wi-fi 2 years ago when his job (public teaching) put in so many wireless devices in his classroom that he his system was overwhelmed by the toxicity. He had to flee the city for 5 days as even basic electricity was making him extremely sick. These cases are well documented and there is NO doubt that it is Wi-fi and EMR that is causing this. He is now home bound and can only leave the house for a very short amount of time before the cell towers around town make him extremely sick. PLEASE, HHS, put restrictions on EMR exposure before this happens to more people. Make actual safety guidelines that companies, cities, neighborhoods, etc have to abide by to protect people from this harmful toxin. The federal government denied my husband's disability request because you people don't know this is a real condition yet. Please get informed! This condition is well documented! There is no excuse for remaining willfully ignorant.

#4076Reports persistent family illness after moving opposite a tower and requests inspection following additio…by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-14
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Reports persistent family illness after moving opposite a tower and requests inspection following additional equipment installation.

  • Towers & siting: across the road from a so called phone tower, but my husband, my son, and I are always feeling sick, eve
  • Research & federal duties: would like for someone to come out and check this tower please. There is a man that lives right next to the tower a

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I live right across the road from a so called phone tower, but my husband, my son, and I are always feeling sick, ever since we moved here 4 years ago. Right outside pyatt Arkansas. I noticed they added more to the tower. I would like for someone to come out and check this tower please. There is a man that lives right next to the tower as well. Thank you, Lisalive right across the road from a so called phone tower, but my husband, my son, and I are always feeling sick, ever since we moved here 4 years ago. Right outside pyatt Arkansas. I noticed they added more to the tower. I would like for someone to come out and check this tower please. There is a man that lives right next to the tower as well. Thank you, Lisa

#4077Objects to proposed residential towers and corporate priority over residents, raises concerns for childre…by Laura McClary » 2026-10-14
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Objects to proposed residential towers and corporate priority over residents, raises concerns for children, and requests protection comparable to other countries.

  • Towers & siting: ies. Verizon wants to put "cell" (GWEN) towers,in residential places, among children,etc., and now Berizon
  • Children & vulnerable groups: EN) towers,in residential places, among children,etc., and now Berizon is suing the city of Grass Valley, Ca
  • Exposure limits & oversight: ricans. We are exposed to what would be illegal levels of radiation, in Europe and other countries. Verizon wants

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Please help us, Americans. We are exposed to what would be illegal levels of radiation, in Europe and other countries. Verizon wants to put "cell" (GWEN) towers,in residential places, among children,etc., and now Berizon is suing the city of Grass Valley, California. Corporations have been given priority over our people!

Thank you.

-Laura McClary

#4078Reports skin irritation, headaches and sleep disruption around devices, raises questions about neurologic…by Amber Brandt » 2026-10-14
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Reports skin irritation, headaches and sleep disruption around devices, raises questions about neurological pathways and directed-energy research, and requests independent nonthermal studies and clearer standards.

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Submission to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Regarding: Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure

I am submitting this comment to urge the Department of Health and Human Services to expand its review of safety thresholds regarding ambient electromagnetic fields (EMF) and radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure. As wireless networks expand, the public is increasingly exposed to cumulative radiation from consumer devices, cell towers, and commercial infrastructure.

My primary concern centers on the need for thorough federal evaluation of how ambient radiation interacts with the human nervous system. Publicly available intellectual property, such as registered patents detailing nervous system manipulation via electromagnetic fields, alongside established military research into directed energy and neuro-technologies, demonstrates that the biological mechanisms for external influence on human physiology exist conceptually and technically. There is a critical need for transparent, civilian public health standards to investigate whether ambient commercial frequencies intersect with these neurological pathways, particularly regarding unintended cognitive or behavioral stress.

In my own experience, I have noticed profound physical and behavioral disruptions that correlate with wireless environments. Keeping an active mobile device in close proximity to my body results in localized skin irritation, burning sensations, and rashes. Additionally, I experience persistent headaches and severe sleep disruptions. Ambient electromagnetic signals and visual emissions from household Wi-Fi routers and LED lighting indicators consistently degrade my rest; I experience a noticeable improvement in my sleep depth and cognitive clarity only when these devices are fully powered down or physically covered.

Given the complexity of these interactions, I ask that HHS transcend standard thermal tissue heating models. The department should fund independent, transparent research into the neurological and psychological impacts of non-thermal RF exposure, investigate localized exposure risks, and establish clearer public guidelines. Thank you for your attention to these critical public health and regulatory concerns.

#4079Calls for policy grounded in rigorous empirical research and independent systematic reviews and criticize…by Brian Rollman » 2026-10-14
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Calls for policy grounded in rigorous empirical research and independent systematic reviews and criticizes using public comments to evaluate technical health questions.

  • Research & federal duties: entirely to high-standard, independent systematic reviews conducted by recognized scientific bodies (such as the Nati
  • Exposure limits & oversight: ). If HHS genuinely intends to evaluate exposure standards, it must anchor its framework in objective, methodologicall

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I am submitting this official comment regarding the Department's Request for Information (RFI) on electromagnetic fields, radiofrequency radiation, and wireless exposure. 

The core function of federal health agencies should be to evaluate public health risks strictly through rigorous, empirical, and peer-reviewed scientific consensus. When setting policy or opening inquiries into complex technical domains like wireless radiation, the Department must rely on validated data compiled by actual career scientists, toxicologists, and epidemiologists—not on politicized agendas or fringe medical theories popularized by leadership.

Allowing public comment portals to serve as a sounding board for unverified anecdotes, fear-mongering, and pseudoscientific ideas pushed by HHS leadership under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. undermines public trust in federal health institutions. Instead of crowdsourcing health evaluations through an open-door mechanism that risks amplifying conspiracy theories and "crackpot science," the agency should defer entirely to high-standard, independent systematic reviews conducted by recognized scientific bodies (such as the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, and established international health physics organizations).

If HHS genuinely intends to evaluate exposure standards, it must anchor its framework in objective, methodologically sound scientific data rather than chasing unsubstantiated narratives. Public policy regarding public health and technology must be driven by verifiable evidence, not administrative panic.

#4080Points out a conflict between the form’s warning against personal information and its mandatory first- an…by Walter Pastorus » 2026-10-14
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Points out a conflict between the form’s warning against personal information and its mandatory first- and last-name fields.

  • Surveillance & privacy concerns: Hi, Your form says "Do not submit personally identifiable information through this form. Any personally identifiable information

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Hi,

Your form says "Do not submit personally identifiable information through this form. Any personally identifiable information (e.g., name, address, phone number) included in the comment form or in an attachment may be publicly disclosed in a docket or on the Internet (via Regulations.gov, a federal agency website, or a third-party, non-government website with access to publicly-disclosed data on Regulations.gov)"

The minimum mandatory fields for response include first name and last name.