WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outlining concerns over a proposed rule that seeks to establish a fixed time period of admission for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media. The letter, dated September 29, addresses the implications of this proposal on the residency training more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Arizona Pilots Association (APA), Phoenix, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, voicing strong objections to proposed regulations concerning Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations beyond visual line of sight. APA, representing the interests of Arizona's general aviation community, expressed fears that the new regulations could jeopardize both safety and accessibility for manned aircraft operators. In their letter, the APA  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the Federal Aviation Administration's proposed rulemaking on Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Operations. The letter outlines significant concerns about potential regulatory barriers that could hinder the department's ability to utilize drones effectively for public safety operations. In its letter,  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Greyhound Lines Inc., Dallas, Texas, has submitted a public letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation nominating Evan Burak for the DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. The nomination seeks to leverage Burak's extensive experience in the transportation industry to enhance the fight against human trafficking. As the Senior Regional Vice President with nearly 20 years of leadership in the transportation sector, Burak has developed a robust record of collaborati more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Parkview Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Trade Representative urging decisive action against the rising threat of counterfeiting that jeopardizes jobs and consumer safety. The organization, dedicated to fostering optimism in the economic dialogue, emphasized the integral role of the United States' intellectual property (IP) system in promoting innovation and protecting creators. The Parkview Institute highlighted that co more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Soaring Society of America (SSA), Hobbs, New Mexico, an organization dedicated to promoting soaring activities, has issued a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) voicing serious concerns regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The SSA, which boasts a membership of over 8,700, emphasizes the potential risks that the proposed regulations may pose to the national airspace system (NAS) and calls for a reconsideration of the current pr more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC), Illinois, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing strong opposition to proposed regulations that would establish fixed time periods for the admission of nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media. The institute argues that these changes would create undue hardship for international PhD students, threatening their ab more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Upper Valley Wilderness Response Team, Hanover, New Hampshire, has issued a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), urging the agency to establish a streamlined, non-autonomous Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) pathway for Search-and-Rescue (SAR) missions. The organization argues that such a pathway is essential to facilitate timely and effective operations carried out by trained, Part 107-certificated Remote Pilots in Command (rPICs). In  more ST