WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) expressing support for a proposed two-year delay in the implementation of Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements. This proposal aims to address the concerns of registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs) regarding the legal uncertainties surrounding thes more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Bot Auto, Houston, Texas, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, advocating for innovative research methodologies to enhance safety evaluation in autonomous freight transportation. The company emphasizes the necessity of establishing robust, evidence-based methods for validating the safety of automated trucking systems, which it views as crucial for gaining public trust. In its submission, Bot Auto acknowledges the limitations of c more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The College of DuPage, a community college in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding concerns over a proposed new survey known as the "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" (ACTS). The letter highlights potential implications for community colleges, particularly in relation to compliance with federal antidiscrimination law. In its notice posted in the Federal Register on August 15, 2025, the Dep more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Chandler E. Rozear, an individual Part 107 certificate holder from Gainesville, Florida, submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advocating for the inclusion of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations under Part 107 regulations and addressing the needs of recreational and small enterprise drone users across the nation. The letter emphasizes that current guidelines do not adequately accommodate the advancements in drone technolo more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, New Jersey, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding a proposed regulatory change that would eliminate the current "duration of status" framework for F-1 academic students and J-1 exchange visitors. This proposed rule aims to establish a fixed period of admission for these students, which could potentially hinder international student mobility and diminish the United States' a more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Greenville Technical College (GTC), South Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education in response to a proposed survey called the "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" (ACTS). The college, which has been serving 25,000 students annually since its establishment in 1962, expressed concerns over the survey's applicability to community colleges and its impact on educational resources. In the letter, GTC noted that the propos more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Keely Mahony, a hot balloon pilot, commercial ride operator and repairman, and owner of Black Hills Balloons, Custer, South Dakota, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing concerns regarding a proposed rule that could affect balloon operations in the National Airspace System. The writer argues that the regulation limiting balloons' right of way over unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) lacks viable solutions and overlooks critic more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) has submitted a public comment letter to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules regarding proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Rule 45. The organization argues that the committee's proposed changes to improve the service of subpoenas are unnecessary and could lead to more litigation instead of resolving existing issues. In its analysis of the proposed amendment to Rule 45, LCJ asserts that the Advisory Committee's fi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Loyola Marymount University (LMU), an independent, nonprofit college based in Los Angeles, California, has expressed concerns in a public comment letter submitted to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) regarding the proposed Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). The university warns that the requirements could impose substantial burdens on its Institutional Research and Decision Support (IRDS), Financial Aid, and Admissions departments. I more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Koh Murai, an operator from Yamhill, Oregon, with over four decades of experience in lighter-than-air (LTA) aviation, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation raising concerns regarding proposed rules for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operating beyond visual line of sight. The letter, concerning Docket No. FAA-2025-1908, addresses critical issues related to safety, operational integrity, and the practicality of enforcing electronic c more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Thomas M. Huebner Jr., president of Meridian Community College, Mississippi, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency not to apply the proposed Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey to community colleges. The president stated that imposing the requirements on open-access institutions would divert limited resources away from students and toward data collection that serves no practical purpose. The l more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Daaiyah Bilal-Threats, senior director at the National Education Association Education Policy and Implementation Center, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concern over proposed changes to the Annual State Application Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) published on Aug. 22, 2025. The organization advocates for the continuation of the significant disproportionality data collection, which is c more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Ojai (California) Mayor Andy Gilman has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to the agency's 2025 rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This resolution, identified as Resolution No. 25-34, underscores the city's commitment to preserving vital ecosystems and recreational opportunities within its surrounding wilderness areas. The Roadless Rule, enacted in 2001, originally protected approximately 58.5 million more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Stephanie Maximous, a pulmonologist and critical care physician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conveying professional and personal opposition to the proposed repeal of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting program. The physician, acting as a parent and member of several environmental health and policy committees, argues the repeal would directly harm public health and environmental justice efforts. more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Stephen C. Luce, a certified private pilot from Plano, Texas, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) raising concerns regarding the proposed regulations for normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations beyond visual line of sight. The letter highlights significant risks associated with drone operations, particularly those involving commercial delivery systems. The individual who submitted the letter detailed extensiv more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The North Dakota University System, Bismark, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education addressing concerns about the proposed Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), a move that the agency believes will enhance data transparency in higher education. However, the college system, which includes eleven institutions, has highlighted several issues that may arise from t more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Queensborough Community College, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its proposed "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" (ACTS) survey slated for implementation. The college's president emphasized that the new requirements could impose unnecessary burdens on community colleges, which serve a unique role in providing open access to education. In the letter directed to Acting Commissioner Matthew Soldner,  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its Safety21 National University Transportation Center, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) emphasizing the urgent need for coordinated research to support the safe deployment of automated vehicles (AVs) across diverse environments in the country. The letter outlines the potential benefits of AVs, including reduced crashes and enhanced mobility for individ more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong concerns about the proposed rule titled "Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2024-25 Through 2026-27." The letter highlights several significant challenges associated with the anticipated changes to the data reporting requirements enforced by the Department. RIT, a private, non-profit university based in Roch more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Tacoma Community College, Washington state, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong opposition to the proposed "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" survey. The college argues that imposing this new reporting framework on open-enrollment institutions is both unnecessary and burdensome. In the public comment letter, Tacoma Community College asserts that community colleges like theirs do not have the admissions more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The University of Cincinnati has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing serious concerns regarding the new Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACT) component of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) survey. The institution warns that the additional reporting requirements could create substantial administrative burdens, particularly for General Medicine Education (GME) programs and other areas of hi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Vance-Granville Community College, Henderson, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing significant concerns regarding the proposed "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" (ACTS) survey outlined in the agency's August 15, 2025 Notice in the Federal Register. The college, serving a four-county area in North Carolina, emphasizes that the proposed survey's requirements would impose undue burdens on community more ST