Sentences with phrase «agency guidelines on»

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Puerto Rico, which carried out roughly 1,000 relocations during the storm, bases its plan on guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security with help from the island's emergency preparedness and disaster management agency.

He's called for the agency to issue guidelines on how to carry out background checks in a non-discriminatory manner.

To drive engagement, the company enlisted Likeable to launch a #purebarrelife campaign, a contest which asked clients to share personal stories about integrating Pure Barre into their daily lives through text, photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for a chance to win prizes.The company enlisted the agency's help because Likeable has the expertise to navigate the challenges involved in running a national social - media contest, such as time demands, possible legal issues, and the unique rules and guidelines of each individual platform.

The state will «rely heavily» on the federal guidelines for self - driving vehicles released last fall by the agency, Soublet said.

A federal agency for labor practices offers long - awaited guidance to employers on social - media guidelines at work.

This is not so much a belief or strategy as it is a matter of fact; there are extensive, well - established guidelines from multiple agencies at all levels of government on how to work within the system, and harsh consequences for those who do not comply.

In response to the news reports, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) moved up its review of the financial sector to April, during which it plans to focus on sales practices and whether Canada's banks are following guidelines regarding express consent and disclosure.

Also, the 4A's is to collaborate on a code of decency with the Media Ratings Council, that will live within MRC's brand safety guidelines as a resource for media agencies to identify and mitigate fake news.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

On Nov. 21, the regulatory agency sent a letter to two consumer advocacy groups saying that it is seriously considering setting guidelines for what levels of inorganic arsenic should be allowed in apple juice.

As I reported in the Times, the USDA had been asked to consider issuing uniform national guidelines on how districts should handle meal debt, but the agency concluded the matter is best handled locally and declined to do so.

Park officials said the lake water is tested every weekday, and swimming bans or advisories are based on Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.

Today, on behalf of Corporate Accountability International and in collaboration with the Campaign for a Commercial - Free Childhood, I submitted the following comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding its proposal to require schools to only allow marketing for those foods allowed under the agency's «Smart Snacks» nutrition guidelines.

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The agency will also act on behalf of the intended parents with respect to establishing the billing guidelines for the surrogate's services.

The World Health Assembly (Resolution 63/2010) has recommended that all countries implement existing global guidelines on infant feeding during emergencies, including specific operational guidance to help relief agencies protect infant nutrition and minimise risk of infection.

Efforts are underway to develop dietary guidelines for children, although most agencies have not yet grappled with recommendations for children under 2 years of age (apart from providing advice on breastfeeding).

«Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo joined Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont and Governor Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire in calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to acknowledge that PFOA contamination is not a state or regional problem, but rather a national problem that requires consistent federal guidelines.

At 6 p.m., NYC Parks holds a discussion on how government agencies can rethink guidelines to sustain lasting values, rsenal Gallery, 830 5th Ave., Manhattan.

In early 2014, months before the DOH staff member suggested the possible use of PFOA in Petersburgh in the email with colleagues, the federal Environmental Protection Agency already had issued a guideline on the pollutant, ruling that it could be dangerous to humans.

Zucker, testifying under oath, blamed the federal Environmental Protection Agency for any mix - up, saying they kept making «sudden» changes on their guidelines for safe levels of PFOA for human consumption, and the state health department struggled to keep up.

Countdown Begins on Remodeling, Repairing and Paint Rules «New EPA Regs Aimed at Decreasing Lead Poisoning» In less than a month, all contractors who perform renovations, painting and remodeling that might disturb lead - based paint in houses, child care facilities and schools built before 1978 will be required to meet stricter guidelines under the new regulations established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oneida County Health Department officials said today.

Even if the panel backs the proposal, the neighborhood's political leaders give their blessing and city agencies sign off on the guidelines, there are many more hurdles to clear before the first shovel is in the ground on Delancey Street.

«Internally, the agency should be very careful in establishing, on its own, procedures and guidelines so there is fairness in the bidding process and fairness in the completion of projects.»

It would set up guidelines for city agencies, train agency personal, monitor the use of the guidelines and require an annual report to the speaker on the city's efforts to increase its use of Empire State food.

The agency has been forced to tighten its eligibility rules in light of recent Supreme Court decisions — including a 2013 ruling that struck down patents on human genes — but its first pass at new guidelines for examiners raised a stink.

Researcher Developer Dr Rachel Westwood, Research Fellow Mr Sam Toon, and Emeritus Professor Peter Styles from Keele's School of Geography, Geology and Environment — together with Professor Nigel Cassidy who is now at Birmingham University — have published their study advising on hydraulic fracturing safety guidelines for legislative bodies, including governments, environmental agencies, health and safety executives and local planning authorities.

The U.S. National Institutes of Health officials are busy sorting thousands of comments on the agency's proposed stem cell guidelines that poured in up to the deadline of 11 p.m. on 26 May.

Promethazine, the agency's antidote to motion sickness, is highly photosensitive on the ground and deteriorates severely on a two - week shuttle flight — so severely, Putcha says, that the dose in tablets or suppositories would not meet FDA guidelines.

Government funding agencies will have examples of documentation they require, many venture capital companies have guidelines on business plans, and there are any number of Web sites devoted to business education that will help you out with such arcane documents as cash - flow summaries, Gantt charts, and the like.

The special issue brings a scientific update on geo - engineering of lakes which Danish researchers in CLEAR have translated into guidelines for restoration of Danish lakes in cooperation with the Danish Nature Agency.

The changes are based on a review of recent research findings by outside scientists, whose recommendations are turned into guidelines by agency scientists and officials.

On Tuesday, agency officials held a televised briefing with clinicians nationwide to go over guidelines as part of increased vigilance and public education.

Dr. Goering's work at the CSNE includes studying the effects of neural technology on an individual's identity, agency (the capacity of individuals to act independently and make their own free choices) and sense of autonomy, as well as helping to create better - informed ethical guidelines and education for neural engineers.

The agency says the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) was created to measure how closely Americans» diets fall in line with the Dietary Guidelines, and Americans» HEI score on a 100 point scale has been between 49 and 58 since the 1990s.

But triclosan's use in home over-the-counter products was never fully evaluated by the FDA — incredibly, the agency was ordered to produce a set of guidelines for the use of triclosan in home products way back in 1972, but only published its final draft on December 16 of last year.

The directive, which Administration sources said was circulated among federal agencies last week, would have terminated the 13 - year - old Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, a document that guides employers on compliance with federal anti-discrimination law.

The Department for Education (DfE) and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) have recognised this, and as such, there has been a greater focus on procurement guidelines and the promotion of frameworks to help schools save time and money.

Washington's high - risk designation specified that the State must submit, by May 1, 2014, final guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that meet the requirements of ESEA flexibility, including requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) to use student achievement on CCR State assessments to measure student learning growth in those systems for teachers of tested grades and subjects.

The Dept. of Education released new guidelines to states, school districts, and child welfare agencies on ESSA's provisions for foster children.

Our products and activities include the creation of guidelines for examining return on investment (ROI) at local, agency, and state levels; a technical skills assessment inventory; the validation of crosswalks that link education programs to labor market information; and the identification of common data standards for Perkins accountability.

The same is true for how the Department of Education provided guidelines on evidence - based interventions and programs and allowed each State Education Agency (SEA) to interpret the guidance for their specific requirements around rigor and study design.

DOT agency regulations, the DOT Urine Specimen Collecxtion Procedures Guidelines, and other materials are available from ODAPC (Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC, 20590, 202 — 366 — 3784, or on the ODAPC web site (http://www.transportation.gov/odapc).

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today published revised guidance to transit agencies on how to comply with federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines.

(3) You must be knowledgeable about this part, the DOT MRO Guidelines, and the DOT agency regulations applicable to the employers for whom you evaluate drug test results, and you must keep current on any changes to these materials.

Read the submission guidelines on each agency's website to see how many sample pages to include with your query.

You should pay attention to the specific agent / agency's submission guidelines anyway, as they will all differ a little bit, but generally speaking, in the US agents just want to see a query letter plus synopsis, and they will decide whether they want to read a sample of the actual book based on that.

One, you want to make sure you understand their submission guidelines — some agencies prefer you send your query letter and first few chapters, some want to see your whole manuscript, some require you to fill out an online form first, the list goes on and on.

4) READ THE INSTRUCTIONS: Reading and respecting a literary agency's submission guidelines (usually listed on the agency's website) is also a good way to get a foot in the door, whereas bucking the system will seldom get a good result.

- Their name is on the agency website, just above all of their submission guidelines and the genres they represent, which you have of course read carefully.