{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5137","number":"5137","name":"Lisa Wallace","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-27T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-18T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am responding from the perspective of a concerned member of the public as good friends of mine are highly sensitive to EMF’s, to the point where they mainly no longer venture from their rural home; I believe it’s a mistake to blithely support something which impacts all living forms on the planet.  At the least, it should be an individual’s choice as to whether or not one is subjected to the potential health risks from wireless radiation.  \n\nIn my case, the state of Michigan allows consumers to opt out from smart meters but unfortunately my local REA (Ontonagon REA) has a loophole around this law and Ontonagon REA forced me (a senior citizen and longtime customer in good standing) off-grid at my rural summer homestead because I refuse to use their smart meter (I know of others in the area who are also being pushed to accept REA’s smart meters).  It’s been a hardship for me to be off-grid, and no one I’ve spoken with believes that it’s acceptable for an American company to allow its own interests to override individual liberties.  HHS can play a role in helping to allow consumers this important right to choose whether or not to have a smart meter at their home and in so doing, protect individuals who wish to reduce wireless radiation exposure and keep their homes safe and comfortable places in which to live.\n\nI support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence.\n\nI urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5137","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"40b26e6759071c225a0ec27562f00c97bb40b27e347bee2507c6bc4f7b6325d7","slug":"child-development-comment-5137","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5137","body_sha256":"205baf410039b19424ef7376beefdf52f8a15b4df2ed5521fb9d5b80855d0900","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"er of the public as good friends of mine are highly sensitive to EMF’s, to the point where they mainly no longer venture from their r"},{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"-grid at my rural summer homestead because I refuse to use their smart meter (I know of others in the area who are also being pushed to accep"},{"id":"access","evidence":"a loophole around this law and Ontonagon REA forced me (a senior citizen and longtime customer in good standing) off-gr"},{"id":"research","evidence":"ther potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank you for p"}],"summary":"Describes friends' EMF sensitivity and personal loss of electric service after refusing a smart meter, and asks HHS to protect opt-out choice and investigate health effects.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-27T19:20:49Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"7c8a4d3a7b65bdf60412cfe165ef3f18b8988f8a9624f507710f3c5b0ea248d0","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","smart-meters","access","research"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"Describes friends' EMF sensitivity and personal loss of electric service after refusing a smart meter, an…"}