Final Rules
- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way Delayed until:3/20/2025 #Campus Development #UAPD
- Certain Existing Chemicals; Request To Submit Unpublished Health and Safety Data Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Extension of Submission Deadline Effective: 3/13/2025 #EHS
Proposed Rules
- Pesticides; Petition Seeking Rulemaking To Modify Labeling Requirements for Pesticides and Devices; Extension of Comment Period Comments Due: 03/24/2025 #EHS
- Air Plan Approval; Alabama; Administrative Corrections and VOC Definition Comments Due: 4/7/2025 #EHS
Notices
- 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to Passport Issued 1 Year Ago or Less, and Limited Passport Replacement Comments Due: 3/20/2025 #Campus
- 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: U.S. Passport Renewal Application for Eligible Individuals Comments Due: 3/20/2025 #Campus
- Submission for OMB Review; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 Requirements Comments Due: 4/14/2025 #Procurement
- Submission for OMB Review; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 16 Contract Pricing Requirements Comments Due: 4/14/2025 #Procurement
- Information Collection; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 32 Requirements Comments Due: 5/12/2025 #Procurement
- Submission for OMB Review; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 4 Requirements Comments Due: 4/14/2025 #Procurement
- Submission for OMB Review; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 9 Requirements Comments Due: 4/14/2025 #Procurement
- Information Collection; Government Property Comments Due: 5/12/2025 #Contract Administration
- Information Collection; Service Contracting Comments Due: 5/12/2025 #Contract Administration
- Submission for OMB Review; Subcontract Consent and Contractors’ Purchasing System Review Comments Due: 4/14/2025 #Contract Administration
- Submission for OMB Review; Subcontracting Plans Comments Due: 4/14/2025 #Contract Administration
- Information Collection; Travel Costs Comments Due: 5/12/2025 #Travel
- Information Collection; Value Engineering Requirements Comments Due: 5/12/2025 #Contract Administration
- Notice of Termination of Discretionary Federal Advisory Committees #Campus
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Comments Due: 4/7/2025 #EHS
Items of Interest
- DOGE blocked from accessing Education Department’s sensitive student data until March 10 A judge said the Trump administration failed to explain why the Department of Government Efficiency needed “sweeping access” to the agency’s records.
- NEA, ACLU challenge Education Department’s DEI letter Despite the department’s attempt to clarify the original directive, education and civil rights organizations are pushing forward with their lawsuits.
- Presidents Weigh In on the Public Confidence Crisis Few college leaders think higher ed has responded effectively to the electorate’s “diploma divide” or to public trust concerns. What does this mean for the white-hot value debate?
- Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Return Power Over Education to States and Local Communities We are sending education back to the states where it so rightly belongs.
Policy Updates
- The Curricular Changes to an Undergraduate Major Policy was revised on 2/19/2025 to establish clear guidelines for modifying undergraduate majors at the university.
- The Use of Academic Space Policy was revised on 2/24/2025 to add language related to Institutional Neutrality.
- The Paid Parental Leave Policy was revised on 2/27/2025 to provide clarifying language.
- The Zero-Credit Hour Policy – Graduate was updated on 2/27/2025 to formalize the structure and criteria for offering zero-credit hour courses at the university.
- The Police Department Take Home Car Policy was updated on 3/6/2025 to provide clarifying language.
- The Employee Handbook was updated on 3/6/2025 to include revisions made by the Board of Trustees codifying the commitment to institutional neutrality.