Sentences with phrase «agency issued proposed»

In follow up to legislation opposed by TCTA and passed last session allowing school districts rated acceptable or higher to become «innovation districts» that can be exempt from major provisions of the Education Code, the Texas Education Agency issued proposed rules and held a public hearing April 25, 2016, to receive input.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute, issued the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's issuance of an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking addressing carbon emissions from power plants:

On May 14, the New York State Gaming Commission sent a letter to all «interested and involved» parties requesting each agency detail their «potential jurisdiction» and include any issues that should be considered in the state's environmental quality review act process, or SEQRA, of the proposed expansion at Saratoga Casino and Raceway.

If the agency doesn't take action, the commissioners said, the Cuomo administration will propose legislation to address the issue at the state level, ensuring that at least residents of the Empire State are protected.

The group is proposing a series of amendments which bring together key issues for unions, ranging from the right to expel those with racist views to measures to improve the balloting process and action to prevent agency workers being used to undermine lawful industrial disputes.

Ulrich said he proposed the legislation out of the need for increased funding for the Mayor's Office of Veterans» Affairs (MOVA), which relied heavily on coordinating with other city agencies to address issues of homelessness, mental health and unemployment in the city's veteran population.

He said officials from the Environment Agency and Natural England had been ordered to «look critically at what is proposed» and any issues would be examined in an «exhaustive» parliamentary process.

With an eye on Albany, it was time Thursday morning for New York City schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to again testify in front of the City Council about her agency's proposed fiscal year 2016 budget and key education issues facing the city.

The agency that oversees water quality and quantity in the Delaware River basin has issued proposed regulations for the natural gas drilling industry.

The comptroller is responsible for auditing the performance and finances of city agencies, making recommendations regarding proposed contracts, issuing reports on the state of the city economy, marketing and selling municipal bonds, and managing city debt.

Among the CSFR / OSFR early professional ethics initiatives, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked the committee to review proposed regulations regarding issues of technical dissent with the agency, OSFR staff surveyed 241 professional societies asking them about the extent of their organization's professional ethics issues and efforts, and the CSFR, the President's Commission on Ethical Problems in Medicine and Research and the group Medicine in the Public Interest cosponsored a workshop on whistle blowing on fraud in biomedical research.

Financing public health work will be another of the agency's most pressing issues — even as the Trump administration has proposed significantly slashing the CDC's budget, including a 43 percent cut to its Public Health Emergency Preparedness program.

However, the bill does not carry out a major reorganization proposed by NIH leaders, and it is more prescriptive about other management issues than biomedical lobbyists feel is appropriate for a research agency.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed rulemaking for modifications to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) program.

CTA and other environmental groups have written the EPA Administrator demanding that the agency implement the Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts, et al v. EPA (CTA Global Warming Case) by issuing proposed regulations and an endangerment finding.

[ii] Agencies post a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, providing background on the issue, the language of the proposed rule, and a required regulatory impact aProposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, providing background on the issue, the language of the proposed rule, and a required regulatory impact aproposed rule, and a required regulatory impact analysis.

The agency proposing the rule must respond to these comments before they can issue a final rule (the «reg»).

The informal rulemaking process, which often is referred to as «notice - and - comment rulemaking,» requires that an agency first issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposal before it can issue a final rule.

If proposed or final rules are significant, other DOT agencies, the Secretary of Transportation, and, pursuant to executive order, the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) must review them before they can be issued.

Adoption of these rules is a nondiscretionary, ministerial action that FMCSA may take without issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking and receiving public comment, in accordance with the good cause exception available to Federal agencies under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule in 2015 that would have prohibited the conversion of emissions - certified vehicles into race cars.

A new set of proposed remedies suggested by the DoJ in the Apple ebook price - fixing case has tempered some of the issues the Cupertino firm complained about, but the agency maintains Apple should face tough penalties for continuing to deny any wrongdoing.

A copy of your current credit report issued by a consumer credit reporting agency, which shall be annexed to this Agreement, with the adverse entries and proposed modifications clearly marked.

This document withdraws proposed regulations relating to the definition of an authorized placement agency for purposes of a dependency exemption for a child placed for adoption that were issued prior to the changes made to the law by the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 (WFTRA).

The Environmental Protect Agency issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) titled Repeal of Carbon Dioxide Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (Clean Power Plan).

Yesterday, the US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a proposed rule for furnaces that would provide significant savings for consumers on their home heating bills, and be among the biggest natural - gas saving standards ever completed by the agency.

With a proposed rule on light - duty vehicles waiting in the wings, the agency issued today — opening day for the climate talks in Copenhagen — its «endangerment finding» concluding that GHGs pose a threat to both public health and welfare, tests required under the Clean Air Act in order to regulate emissions from point sources, such as power plants, manufacturing plants, and vehicles.

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In June 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed rules under section 111 (d) of the Clean Air Act as part of its coordinated effort to fight climate change.

More than 500 solar industry leaders from hundreds of businesses issued a letter to the White House today, endorsing limits on carbon pollution from power plants and advocating that solar energy become a focal point of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan.

The methane plan calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to propose methane reductions at new oil and gas sites by summer 2015 and issue a final rule next year.

Air Canada argues that the Agency erred in law by adopting a methodology different from the methodology proposed by the expert, Dr. Lewis, on the issue of whether the financial impact of a 1P1F policy would fall within the range of «market noise».

Significant matters / transactions include: Advised Xstrata South Africa (Proprietary) Limited on its offer to purchase Lonmin plc's entire issued share capital, # 5 billion Advised Telkom SA Limited on its unbundling of a 35 % stake in Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited, R35 billion Advised Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited on its acquisition by Bain Capital, R25, 5 billion Advised The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) on the introduction of BEE equity participation in Sasol Limited and their arranging financing therefore, R25, 4 billion Advised FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Nedbank Limited (acting through its Nedbank Capital division) as lenders to Richards Bay Titanium (Proprietary) Limited and Richards Bay Mining (Proprietary) Limited, R19 billion Advised Citibank N.A. on a bridge loan granted to Turquoise Moon Trading 427 (Proprietary) Limited by Citibank N.A. and JP Morgan Chase, R10 billion Advised British American Tobacco plc on its secondary listing on the JSE, R550 billion Advised Pioneer Foods Limited on its listing on the JSE Securities Exchange, R6 billion Advised the South African National Roads Agency Limited in respect of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project involving the construction and upgrade of the Gauteng freeway and the procurement of an open road tolling system, R44 billion Advised Absa Bank Limited (acting though its Absa Capital division), FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Vunani Capital (as co-lead arrangers) and the South Africa National Roads Agency Limited (as issuer) on the establishment of its South African Guaranteed Domestic Medium Term Note Programme and the subsequent issue of notes thereunder, R32 billion Advised Shoprite Checkers (Proprietary) Limited on the proposed Brait Private Equity private equity buy - out (this did not proceed), R12 billion Advised Reclamation Holdings (Proprietary) Limited and various shareholders on the acquisition by Capitalworks Private Equity SP GP (Proprietary) Limited and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa Limited of a 20 % equity stake in Reclamation Holdings (Proprietary) Limited from various shareholders, R511 million Clients include: Multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and Government

Comment: One commenter recommended requiring whistleblowers, pursuant to proposed § 164.518 (a)(4) of the NPRM, to raise the issue of a possible violation of law with the affected covered entity before disclosing such information to an oversight agency, attorney, or law enforcement official.

• Conduct compliance inspections to ensure that trains maintain safe operations • Perform investigations to resolve issues by obtaining data from carriers, conducting interviews and reviewing records • Lead accident investigations to determine root causes and undertake measures to ensure that safety mistakes are not repeated • Inspect railroads and carriers to ensure that they are working in accordance to federal regulations • Oversee field inspections of existing and proposed railroad crossings and structures to ensure consistency in safety practices • Assist in the development and implementation of railroad grade crossing safety programs • Create schedules and ensure that safety staff members abide by them so that all shifts are properly covered • Act as a field liaison between railroad companies and governmental agencies, to ensure appropriate coordination of safety work

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (The Corps) have issued a proposed rulemaking that redefines most water bodies as «waters of the U.S.,» which is a fundamental change to the Clean Water Act.

NAR recently commented on an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs.

The FAA representative did not give a timeline for the agency to put out its notice of proposed rulemaking on the issue of commercial drone use, or an estimate of when they will be incorporated into the NAS.

Five federal regulatory agencies are issuing a joint notice of proposed rulemaking to amend regulations pertaining to loans secured by property located in special flood hazard areas.

On June 19, 2012, twelve members of Congress, led by Sens. Hagan (D - NC) and Crapo (R - ID), issued a letter expressing concern to six banking agencies regarding their proposed risk retention regulations.

On Aug. 12, 2014, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, published a proposed framework for how the two mortgage - finance companies might issue and back a single - type of mortgage - backed security (MBS).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (The Corps) have issued a controversial proposed regulation that would place more water bodies under federal authority, which would result in more property rights violations, more time consuming and expensive permits, more regulatory red tape, and less economic development in communities across the country.

This will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to complete an affordability study that was mandated by BW - 12; propose targeted regulations to address any affordability issues found in the study; and give Congress adequate time to review those regulations.

The RFI is examining how the agency proposes rules for notice and comment, the costs and benefits analysis conducted when formulating the rules, and how the bureau consults with other federal agencies to ensure consistency and avoid duplication, among other issues.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (collectively the Federal Banking Agencies) issued a final rule increasing the appraisal threshold for commercial real estate Federally Related Transactions from $ 250,000 to $ 500,000, $ 100,000 more than the increase in the 2017 proposed rule.

Much of the discussion has focused on the two new business models — Designated Agency and Transaction Brokerage — the CRG's ATF proposed as «best practices» solutions to concerns about dual agency iAgency and Transaction Brokerage — the CRG's ATF proposed as «best practices» solutions to concerns about dual agency iagency issues.

Mar 24 2014 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six agencies today issued a proposed rule that would implement minimum requirements for state registration and supervision of appraisal management companies (AMCs).

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency agencies are jointly issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to raise the threshold requiring commercial real estate appraisals from $ 250,000 to $ 400,000.

In the Fall 2017 the federal banking agencies (OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on capital risk - weight requirements.