Despite being banned by the FDA, DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) usage has spread rapidly among arthritic victims and weekend athletes. This study looked at current and past users to learn how they discovered DMSO, their reactions to buying an illegal drug, and possible implications for public health policy. (MT)

Discusses issue of photocopying of unpublished personal papers by archives and manuscript repositories at request of individual researchers. Historical rationale for common-law protection, support for statutory law protection, ambiguities in fair-use provisions, effects on photocopying, survey of manuscript repositories, and dissatisfaction with…

Discussion of the issue of copyright regulation highlights 1909 statute, 1976 Copyright Act, those affected by copyright, "Betamax" case, and responsibility of Congress in copyright regulation. Creation of federal administrative agency to design standards for application of fair copyright principles through regulation and adjudication is…

Discusses Phoenix-area applications of 1981 Indian Health Service standards for alcoholism programs. Results of standard statistical techniques note areas of deficiency through application of a one-tailed z test at .05 level of significance. Factor analysis sheds further light on design of standards. Implications for revisions are suggested.…

Discusses two views of the relationship between technical issues and policy decisions. Also discusses the "burden-of-proof" issue, distributional issues, and issues related to public participation and decision making. Indicates a need for greater introspection into nontechnical values and preferences affecting the selection of evidence and its…

The Department of Education (Department) issued these final regulations to adjust the Department's civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for inflation. A CMP is defined in the statute as any penalty, fine, or other sanction that is: (1) for a specific monetary amount as provided by Federal law, or has a maximum amount provided for by Federal law; (2)…

For many years, most states have had strategies to support and improve low-performing schools. The recent passage of the 2001 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA 2001) provides states with an additional opportunity to ensure all schools perform at least at a proficient level. The revised ESEA contains two main components that directly…

In May 2002, President Bush signed in to law the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act (Public Law No. 107-173), which contains provisions that will affect foreign students and colleges and universities. In addition, the U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has implemented proposed and interim regulations that affect visa…

Counselor licensing is an important issue in California. This paper discusses the current licensure situation in California and how other states handle licensure. Also examined are the positions of the national professional organization, the American Counseling Association, and the national credentialing body, the National Board for Certified…

This technical manual provides detailed guidance to building owners, asbestos program managers, and operations and maintenance (O&M) workers for managing asbestos-containing materials (ACM) in buildings. The manual addresses four different types of ACM found in buildings and three different levels of precaution which may be warranted by…

Focuses on copyright problems associated with the duplication of audiovisual and nonprint materials, giving specific attention to illustrations, photographs, drawings and maps, slides and transparencies, audiotapes and phonorecords, films and filmstrips, videotapes and videodiscs, and audiovisual packages. A 104-item bibliography is included. (EJS)

Reviews the need for affirmative action goals in effective equal employment opportunity programs, and discusses the confusion caused by the Reagan Administration's opposition to numerical objectives as established in the Supreme Court's 1979 Weber decision. (SK)

The chief state school officer of Colorado looks at the changing federal role in education as it affects the states, especially Colorado. He discusses top priorities of the new administration, how block grants address local priorities, and how to survive the stresses of change. (CT)

A former advisor in the Carter administration discusses issues of information policy that the Reagan administration will have to face. (FM)

Traces the children's television advertising policy dispute from 1970 to the termination of its most recent phase by the Federal Trade Commission in 1981. Suggests that concerned groups might have more impact on children's advertising policy by working outside the regulatory administrative process. (PD)