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AAU and many scientific societies, research organizations, and universities submitted comments to the Department of Transportation in support of the National Alliance on Biomedical Research’s (NABR) legal complaint regarding airlines’ refusal to ship research animals.
Research Administration & Regulation | Laboratory Issues & Safety | LettersA series of five meetings were held in 2012 and 2013 focused on the issues of science and security and biological research. Meeting participants included the AAU, APLU, AAAS, and the FBI. Each meeting provided a corresponding report.
Science & Security | Laboratory Issues & Safety | Biological & Chemical Security | ReportsA Dialogue between Universities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, February 21-22, 2012
Laboratory Issues & Safety | Science & Security | ReportsThe Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) sent comments to the USDA on reform opportunities with respect to USDA regulations, policies, and guidance documents.
Research Administration & Regulation | Laboratory Issues & Safety | CommentsAAU urges Congress and the Administration to harmonize, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary, duplicative regulations and reporting requirements.
Research Administration & Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | RecommendationThis letter is in response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) January 26, 2016 Request for Information (RFI), asking for comments on regulations that should be modified, expanded, streamlined, or repealed to increase flexibility and reduce burden.
Higher Education Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersAAU joined CUPA-HR-led comments in response to the Labor Department’s proposed overtime rule, which formally rescinds the Department’s 2016 rule. The rule, published in March 2019, would increase the annual salary threshold that determines which employees qualify for overtime pay from $455 to $679…
Reducing Regulatory Burden | CommentsAAU joined more than 200 organizations in sending a letter urging state governors across the United States to maintain and expand licensure and telehealth flexibilities for the duration of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency.
Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersAAU joined over 100 organizations sending a letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh requesting that the Department of Labor hold stakeholder meetings prior to the development and issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking on “white collar” exemptions to the overtime regulations under the Fair…
Reducing Regulatory Burden | Higher Education Regulation | LettersAAU and others sent a letter to Jessica Looman, Acting Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, at the Department of Labor, requesting that the Department hold stakeholder meetings prior to the development and issuance of its anticipated proposed rulemaking on “white collar” exemptions to the…
Higher Education Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | Letters