Notably, because these data are public, this research is considered exempt according to exemption 4 of the 'Common Rule' of Health and Human Services regulations (45 CFR part 46 subpart A) [ 15].
News has clearly been considered exempt from these concerns.
Under current regulations, about 70 million workers qualify for overtime because of automatic provisions or because their jobs are not considered exempt executive, administrative or professional ones.
Today, the Justice Department interprets the privacy provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act so expansively that virtually every piece of paper with an individual's name on it is considered exempt from disclosure.
But, congressional lawmakers have no corporate responsibilities and have long been considered exempt from insider trading laws, even though they have daily access to non-public information and plenty of opportunities to trade on it.
A spokesperson for Solihull council said that they had examined Bottrill's files to see if she would have been considered exempt, but were not prepared to comment on an individual case.
The study was considered exempt from review by the hospital IRB.
Because only anonymized, publicly-available data were used, the study was considered exempt from human subjects committee review.
This study qualified as a quality improvement initiative and was considered exempt from Institutional Review Board oversight at each institution.
Because only anonymized, publicly-available data were used, the study was considered exempt from human subjects committee review at FDA.
Small-mesh otter trawls, which use 76 mm or less codend mesh sizes, are considered "exempt" gears in some fishery management plans in the US.
