WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation nominating Mike Caimona for membership on the FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC). Caimona currently serves as the chief executive officer of Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of Boeing, and holds the position of vice president of the Aurora Integrated Systems group. In the nomination, Boeing emphasizes Caimona's extensive experience in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Citizens' Council for Health Freedom (CCHF), St. Paul, Minnesota, issued a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) addressing the detrimental effects of employee non-compete agreements in the healthcare sector. The letter emphasizes that such agreements can restrict competition, hinder access to valued medical care, and adversely affect the wellbeing of both healthcare providers and patients. CCHF argues that non-compete agreements undermine the founda  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- FlightSafety International, Columbus, Ohio, has submitted a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) nominating Douglas Gill for a position on the Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC). The nomination outlines Mr. Gill's extensive experience in complex systems development, particularly in simulation and training technologies, which the company believes will greatly benefit the FAA's advisory efforts. In the letter, FlightSafety empha  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing concerns over proposed modifications to the testing of blood donations for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The letter was a response to the FDA's draft guidance on blood donation testing for hepatitis B, which suggests the removal of HBsAg testing amid a backdrop of declining acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI), Independence, Ohio, has submitted a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding the agency's proposed rulemaking for heat injury and illness prevention in both indoor and outdoor work environments. The organization emphasizes that existing industry practices already effectively manage heat-related risks and urges OSHA to adopt a more flexible approach to any new regulations. Within t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Bill Keyes, executive director of the International House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the agency to rescind a proposed rule concerning the admission and extension of stay procedures for nonimmigrant academic students and exchange visitors. The executive director contests that the proposed regulation would cause undue economic burdens on F and J visa holders while presenting chall  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA), Reston, Virginia, has issued a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) expressing legal concerns regarding OSHA's proposed rule on heat injury and illness prevention in the workplace. The association, which represents over 80% of kitchen and bath cabinet manufacturers in North America, highlighted multiple points of contention in its letter submitted electronically. The propose  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Kentucky Resources Council and Kentucky Conservation Committee, both of Frankfort, submitted a public comment letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) demanding a site-specific Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (PLEF). The groups argued the site's unique contamination history and seismic vulnerability preclude reliance on prior environmental assessments, asserting that the NRC must fully satisfy its procedu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Mnotho Ngcobo, assistant law professor at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, Kentucky, submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to treat informed consent as a dynamic, integral element of device safety for Generative Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Digital Mental Health Medical Devices. The assistant professor stated that generative AI systems challenge the legal and ethical foundations of info  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Christina A. Roberto and Alyssa J. Moran, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, have issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging for the inclusion of gluten-containing grains in food allergy labeling requirements. The letter highlights the challenges faced by over 3 million Americans with Celiac Disease and calls for barley, rye, and oats to be identified as "Major Food Allergens." The FDA's existing label  more