AAU, along with AAMC, APLU, and COGR sent a letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science and Technology Council to request a 30-day extension of the comment period on their request for information on the research environment – which would move the deadline from December 23 to January 22. The request, issued by the OSTP and NSTC’s Joint Committee on the Research Environment, seeks input that the administration can use to “maximize the quality and effectiveness of the American research environment” from private industry, academic institutions, professional societies, non-profit and philanthropic organizations, and federal agencies.