WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Twelve civil society organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressing concerns regarding the agency's proposed Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030. The letter, which includes input from a wide array of advocacy groups, argues that the plan does not adequately address the necessary consumer protections and competition standards that the FTC is mandated to uphold. The organizations criticized the draft's intent to l more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Association of American Universities (AAU) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education outlining concerns regarding the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey. The letter emphasizes the need for revisions to enhance the survey's effectiveness and sustainability, urging the agency to collaborate more closely with higher education experts. In its submission, AAU articulates several key recommendations aimed at ensurin more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) calling for the elimination of certain COVID-19 recordkeeping provisions. ACOEM represents over 3,000 health professionals dedicated to enhancing the safety and health of the workforce and asserts that the existing requirements are unnecessary and re more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Advanced Dynamics SA, a financial group in Lausanne, Switzerland, has issued a public comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, EGRPRA Review Team, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The organization emphasizes an urgent need for regulatory modernization in the context of digital asset custody and international liquidity amid a rapidly transforming global financial landscape. As  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) expressing support for the agency's proposed information collection activities related to the Crash Causal Factors Program. The letter emphasizes the importance of this initiative for improving safety in the trucking industry. ATA's letter highlights the organization's appreciation for the FMCSA's commitment to enhancing understanding o more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- AWM Associates LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) urging modifications to current regulations governing cargo insurance for motor carriers. The organization advocates for amendments to various sections of the Code of Federal Regulations that govern financial responsibility, cargo insurance, and carrier operations, aiming to bolster consumer protections in the transportation sector.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- B&T Construction Logistics Inc., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., through a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, has raised critical concerns about the exclusion of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) from the agency's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The letter highlights the pressing need for the establishment of specific participation goals for SDVOSBs in order to ensure equitable access to government contracting oppor more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Boston University School of Law's Program on Reproductive Justice, Immigrants' Rights and Human Trafficking Program and Racial Justice and Movement Lawyering Clinic, all of Massachusetts, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advocating for the expansion of access to mifepristone, which is a medication used in abortion procedures. The letter addresses FDA Citizen Petitions and urges the agency not to impose additional restricti more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Civics Center has issued a public comment letter in opposition to a petition from the America First Legal Foundation seeking to amend the federal voter registration form. The proposal would require individuals to provide a passport or other rarely possessed documents as proof of citizenship, a move that the Civics Center argues would create unnecessary barriers to voter registration. As a national nonprofit focused on civic engagement and high school voter registratio more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Cloudflare Inc., San Francisco, California, has issued a public comment letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative concerning the agency's request for feedback on the 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. In the letter, Cloudflare expressed concerns over mischaracterizations about its services made by a small number of rightsholder groups, asserting that these comments promote unwarranted policy changes unrelated to the review's main ob more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The College of Lake County has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the agency's proposed "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" (ACTS). This new survey outlines reporting requirements that the college argues would be unnecessarily burdensome for open-access institutions. Serving over 20,000 students annually, CLC emphasizes that its open-enrollment approach is compliant with federal anti-discrimination law. In the Aug more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Alex R. Reinauer, a reasearch fellow at Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the agency to strengthen its Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030. CEI, a non-profit organization focused on regulatory policy, commended the FTC for reinstating the phrase "without unduly burdening legitimate business activity" in its mission statement, highlighting this as a step toward a more balanc more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) emphasizing the need to concentrate the 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy on foreign bad actors. CCIA argues that the inclusion of domestic online services in the Notorious Markets Report would undermine the effectiveness of the Special 301 process, which is designed to protect U.S. intel more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a public comment letter highlighting compliance concerns regarding substantial emissions from storage vessels at onshore oil and natural gas production facilities. The alert comes after investigations by EPA and state inspectors revealed issues related to air quality due to inadequate vapor control systems in these facilities. According to the agency, certain engineering and maintenance practices have led to the signi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility and National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving (NASID) submitted a public comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) expressing support for a new National Roadside Survey (NRS) to assess alcohol and drug prevalence among drivers and road users. This initiative is seen as essential for gathering current, objective data to combat impaired driving and inform safety measures aimed at reducing more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Governing for Impact (GFI) has issued a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opposing a proposed rule that seeks to limit the application of the general duty clause. This clause mandates employers to maintain workplaces free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm. GFI argues that the proposed rule misinterprets the clause with potentially harmful implications for worker safety across various industries. A more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Association of University Programs in Health Administration, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The letter addresses the agency's proposed addition of an Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) to the Integrated Postsecondary Edu more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Hey Jane, a telehealth provider specializing in reproductive healthcare, New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging the elimination of restrictions on access to mifepristone under the single shared system risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) program. The organization expressed concerns over the existing barriers faced by patients seeking medication abortion treatment and requested that the agency refrain from implem more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Hey Jane, New York, a telehealth provider of reproductive and sexual healthcare, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opposing citizen petitions FDA-2025-P-3288-0001 and FDA-2025-P-1242-0001. The organization urges the FDA to refrain from implementing measures that would impose additional barriers to patient access to mifepristone, a medication crucial for medication abortions. Since its inception in 2021, Hey Jane has facilitate more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Identity Project (IDP), San Francisco, California, and Restore The Fourth (RT4), Belmont, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expressing concerns regarding the agency's proposed collection of social media identifiers on immigration forms. The organizations argue that the initiative is not only unnecessary but also infringes on constitutional and human rights, highlighting possible violations of the P more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) addressing the concerns raised in the 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. The letter emphasizes the country's dedication to combating intellectual property (IP) violations both in physical marketplaces and online platforms. The Philippine government's letter outlines its strides in enforcing IP rights t more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Investment Co. Institute (ICI) has issued a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), advocating for a delay in the effective date of the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism program along with the requirements for suspicious activity reports for registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers. The letter requests that these requirements not take effect until January 1, 2028, citing significant c more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Jean Anne Highland, Chief of Staff at Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns over the proposed "Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement" survey. The Chief of Staff argues that the new data collection system could impose an undue burden on community colleges and their students. The Education Department's notice in the Federal Register sought input regarding whether open-enr more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- LALIGA, Madrid, Spain, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) highlighting the urgent need to address the pervasive issue of sports piracy affecting the global sports ecosystem. The organization emphasizes that digital piracy undermines legitimate broadcasters, reduces the value of licensing agreements, and directly hampers the ability of clubs, athletes, and rights holders to invest in sports at various levels. The org more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Littler Mendelson PC, through its government-relations arm, the Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), has submitted a public comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service urging for clarity in the agency's guidance on tax relief for tip income. The letter highlights the essential role of app-based delivery workers in the broader context of the newly enacted "no tax on tips" policy, which aims to benefit millions of Americans reliant on tip income. The comment letter expresse more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Mercado Libre Inc., Buenos Aires, Argentina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative urging the agency not to include its platforms on the Notorious Markets List during the 2025 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets. The company emphasized its ongoing dedication to combating intellectual property (IP) infringement and illicit goods, rebutting claims made by the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade ( more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Migrant Clinicians Network, Austin, Texas, and Farmworker Justice have submitted a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urging enhanced protections for agricultural workers against heat-related illnesses. The joint submission follows the organizations' testimony on June 20, 2025, emphasizing the urgent need for a comprehensive federal heat standard due to increasing extreme heat days. The organizations highlighted that farmwork more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The law firm Miller and Chevalier has issued a public comment letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the agency's recent proposed regulations on the definition of "qualified tips" for tax deductions under Section 224 of the Internal Revenue Code. The firm highlights the importance of clarifying the treatment of "suggested gratuities," which have become increasingly common in restaurants. The proposed regulations, part of a response to concerns raised in a  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Office of Traffic Safety, Saint Paul, has submitted a public comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding a proposed reduction in administrative requirements for state highway safety grant programs. The proposal, documented in Docket No. NHTSA-2025-0061, seeks to update the public participation and engagement reporting requirements historically placed on states. The Minnesota Office of T more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and 32 academic associations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education outlining its apprehensions regarding proposed changes to the integrated postsecondary education data system (IPEDS), specifically focusing on the introduction of the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). Representing over 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nat more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- National Nurses United (NNU), Silver Spring, Maryland, representing over 225,000 registered nurses across U.S., has submitted a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urging the agency to rescind its proposed rule concerning the General Duty Clause. The organization asserts that the proposed changes could undermine workplace safety and contravene OSHA's mission to ensure healthful working environments for all employees. According more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- NetChoice, a trade association for internet businesses, submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advocating for a re-commitment to the consumer welfare standard in its proposed strategic plan for fiscal years 2026 to 2030. The association emphasizes that the agency's ability to effectively balance consumer protection while facilitating legitimate business activity hinges on a clear definition of this guiding principle. In its letter, NetChoi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Niskanen Center has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expressing concerns over the proposed changes to the H-1B visa lottery selection process. The nonprofit public policy organization emphasizes that the changes could undermine the original intent of the H-1B program, which aims to attract highly skilled workers to fill critical gaps in the U.S. labor market. In the letter, the Niskanen Center argued that the p more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The NYU School of Law Brennan Center for Justice and Columbia University Knight First Amendment Institute, both of New York, have submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) opposing a proposal from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The agency's request aims to collect social media identifiers from over three million individuals applying for immigration benefits annually, which would include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent r more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- One Arizona, an advocacy organization, has submitted a public comment letter opposing a petition from the America First Legal Foundation to amend the federal voter registration form. The proposed amendment would require voters to provide a passport or other documents to prove citizenship, which over half of Americans do not possess. One Arizona argues that these new requirements would create unnecessary barriers to voter registration, effectively disenfranchising millions  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) seeking action to enhance the accessibility of automated vehicles (AVs) for individuals with disabilities, particularly veterans who rely on wheelchairs and other mobility aids. The organization emphasizes the necessity for advanced research and funding in developing wheelchair-accessible automated driving systems and ensuring pedestrian safety for u more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Plano Pharmaceuticals Inc., Zion, Illinois, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration addressing key concerns related to the agency's initiative, "Onshoring Manufacturing of Drugs and Biological Products." The company, which was founded in 2023 and is currently establishing its first manufacturing facility in Illinois, supports the initiative aimed at boosting domestic drug production and enhancing public health. In the letter, Plano Pharm more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Thirty-six members and partners of the Postsecondary Data Collaborative have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its proposed admissions and consumer transparency supplement(ACTS) survey for the integrated postsecondary education data system (IPEDS). The coalition emphasizes the importance of high-quality data in supporting student success and argues that the proposed changes may compromise data integrity and institutional capabi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Presidents Forum, a coalition comprising 19 nonprofit, accredited institutions serving over one million learners, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education. The organization emphasizes the need for specific exemptions in the new Admissions, Scholarships, and Transfer Standards (ACTS) reporting regulations affecting open admission institutions amidst their commitment to advancing access to education. The letter outlines that institutions more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sophia Kopko, a retired college athlete and an avid sports follower from Gulfport, Florida, has submitted a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) supporting its proposed rule aimed at limiting the interpretation of the General Duty Clause concerning inherently risky professional activities. The letter, which praises OSHA's intent to balance worker safety with the integrity of professions that involve unavoidable risks, underscore more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030 expressing several recommendations aimed at clarifying the agency's mission and ensuring fair competition standards. The Chamber's letter highlights its support for many of the revisions in the Draft Plan while urging the agency to take further steps to solidify its framework. In its correspondence, the Cham more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Utility Workers Union of America, representing a workforce in the electric, natural gas, water, and renewable energy sectors, has issued a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration expressing strong support for its proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings rule. The union underscores the increased risks of heat stress that their members encounter due to climate change and extreme weather conditions. more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Western Native Voice has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission expressing strong opposition to a petition from America First Legal Foundation. The petition seeks to amend the federal voter registration form to mandate a passport or similarly restrictive documentation to prove citizenship, a requirement that would have dire implications for millions of eligible voters across the country. The organization warns that imposing such docum more ST