Sentences with phrase «agency action»

Federal agency actions on energy efficiency under existing legislative authority are saving consumers money, creating jobs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and reducing oil use and imports.

Similar things can be said about judicial efforts to limit agency action.

No law prohibits testing pesticides on people, and no policy guides agency action with regard to tests conducted with private funding, either.

In this paper we examined four sets of recent and prospective agency actions on energy efficiency: appliance standards, vehicle standards, power plant emissions standards, and select housing policies.

Our attorneys take a preventative approach and help you identify and anticipate employee complaints, governmental agency actions, and union problems.

The practice includes litigation, conservation transactions, the preparation of comments on proposed agency actions and rules, research, and analysis of legislation.

Improving records management will improve performance and promote openness and accountability by better documenting agency actions and decisions.

Second, that assertion of jurisdiction under the CWA is final agency action under the APA and case law, because the decision marks the consummation of the agencies» decision - making, and the decision has legal and practical consequences.

(On the U.S. end, I will only be discussing federal administrative law, not the law governing review of agency action in state governments.)

As with the rating agencies actions on the other financial guarantors, once a guarantor is pushed below AAA, the rating no longer matters as much.

to define and to refine, by rule or regulation, the general proscription of § 601, subject only to judicial review of agency action in accordance with established procedures.

Larkin also has extensive experience challenging federal agency actions under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Working government is not an oxymoron: How savings from federal agency actions on energy efficiency could save us $ 2.6 trillion

Providing support and guidance for agency actions in response to the Presidential Records Management Directive.

FTC and consumer reporting agency action concerning complaints.

«Agency intervention may be necessary to protect the public in the event there is insufficient domestic natural gas for domestic use,» the DOE approval reads, adding that «There may be other circumstances as well that can not be foreseen that would require agency action.»

Lack of a quorum blocks major agency actions and could short - circuit Trump's goal to jump - start infrastructure projects, a key part of his campaign pledge to create jobs.

«Lawmakers have also opened the door to challenging longstanding agency actions that are crucial to protecting workers, consumers, civil rights, the environment and the economy.

Unlike the case with other recent environmental policies that many Republicans dislike, Trump can not overturn the Clean Power Plan via the Congressional Review Act — a powerful 1996 law giving Congress 60 legislative days to override agency actions (without burdening the Senate to round up 60 votes in opposition, as is the case with almost all legislation).

GPS Disruptions: Efforts to Assess Risks to Critical Infrastructure and Coordinate Agency Actions Should be Enhanced.

Roza offers officials at state education agencies an action plan toward embedding productivity into...

She coordinated and implemented strategy on federal civil rights legislation, supervised responses to federal agency actions involving civil rights, and helped to develop proposals to strengthen federal civil rights regulations, guidance, and data collection.

It explains the importance of the goals, appraises the agency's capabilities, assesses the operating environment, and provides for evaluations and other studies to inform agency actions.

The information regarding your credit history such as, bill - paying history, the type and number of accounts you have, the timeliness of your bill payments, any outstanding debt, collection agency actions, and the length of your accounts, is obtained from your credit report.

Animal Law Coalition is there, drafting legislation and lobbying, and participating in litigation and administrative agency actions to stop animal cruelty and advance animal welfare.

A Programmatic EIS evaluates the environmental impacts of broad agency actions, such as the development of programs or the setting of national policies.

How EPA Has Failed to Control Mercury Pollution From Cement Kilns,» the Earthjustice / EIP report outlines specific recommendations for EPA and state agency action based on the following key conclusions:

«The rule will ensure that the regulatory science underlying Agency actions is fully transparent, and that underlying scientific information is publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation.

Moreover, the EPA promulgated a final agency action last summer that threatens another 36 state programs with Clean Air Act federal takeovers, if States do not radically alter their air quality strategies to control emissions due to malfunctions and other uncontrollable events.

This creative argument (or desperate argument, depending on perspective) challenges EPA's authority per se but relies on an obscure interpretation of an interpretation over non-final agency action under the Clean Air Act.

We successfully defend class actions, including wage and hour and discrimination claims; litigate non-compete disputes, whistleblower claims, and other traditional employment claims; and defend employers in EEOC or DOL agency actions or state agency matters.

If a personal injury lead generation agency solicits clients on your behalf — you, as the attorney, are responsible for the marketing agencies actions and can be held liable.

The CRA, which affords lawmakers the chance to overturn agency actions, used to be a little - used mechanism.

According to the press - release, these Bitcoins have been confiscated in «connection with various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases,» which range from Federal Trials to Drug Enforcement Agency actions.

The Court agreed that Corps - issued «approved» JDs are a final agency action because the determination that the property contains wetlands is binding on the Government for at least 5 years, and that direct legal consequences flow from that determination.

The Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court, holding that the JDs were a final agency action subject to judicial review.

Recent court documents show the Department of Education position is «The fact that plaintiffs may have relied upon the individual ECF [Employment Certification Forms] responses they received, though unfortunate, does not make any consequences that flow from that reliance legal consequences for purposes of establishing final agency action.»

He directed the chair of CEQ to provide to him within one year «a progress report on agency actions in support of the national adaptation strategy and recommendations for any further such measures as the CEQ Chair may deem necessary.»

Our environmental lawyers have worked with industry groups in many states to build the administrative record and mold regulations during public comment periods and we have also challenged environmental regulations and agency actions under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).

The Animal Welfare Project also drafts comments for federal agency actions and is preparing to assist in restructuring the District of Columbia's animal cruelty laws.

Before joining DOT, Mr. Bradbury was a litigation partner at Dechert LLP in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on regulatory enforcement and investigations, rulemaking and judicial review of agency actions, appellate cases, and antitrust matters.

In Government Works: Federal Agency Actions on Energy Efficiency, we looked at four sets of actions on energy efficiency that agencies have taken since 2009 or could do in the next few years (most of which are already underway).