Sentences with phrase «agency model proposed»

Which is to say, I don't actually think the agency model proposed by Macmillan is the other end of this, just a breaking of an existing monopolistic log jam.

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In «From funding agencies to scientific agency: Collective allocation of science funding as an alternative to peer review,» the researchers proposed a funding model that they claim would be simpler, cheaper, and fairer than the traditional funding system, and more amenable to high - risk research and chance discovery.

While the ever - expanding role of the U.S. Department of Education in state and local level matters remains a concern, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) acknowledges benefits of the proposed revisions to the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, extending the grant period from three to five years, and allowing local education agencies to use SIG funds to implement, in one or more SIG eligible schools, a state - determined intervention model.

Rhode Island has established a default state model, but districts may also propose alternative plans that must be approved by the state education agency (McGuinn, 2012).

The Council proposes an equitable and sustainable model to extend support across both rural and urban school districts, leveraging resources through a new partnership between public education agencies, institutions and non-profit partners with flexibility for local contexts and priorities.

For heavy - duty pickup trucks and vans, the agencies are proposing separate gasoline and diesel truck standards which phase in starting in the 2014 model year and achieve up to a 10 percent reduction for gasoline vehicles and 15 percent reduction for diesel vehicles by 2018 model year (12 and 17 percent respectively if accounting for air conditioning leakage).

Lastly, for vocational vehicles, the agencies are proposing engine and vehicle standards starting in the 2014 model year which would achieve up to a 10 percent reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 2018 model year.

For combination tractors, the agencies are proposing engine and vehicle standards that begin in the 2014 model year and achieve up to a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption by 2018 model year.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California today announced a single timeframe for proposing fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for model year 2017 - 2025 cars and light - duty trucks.

Second, would Macmillan's proposed agency model and dynamic pricing benefit consumers or not?

But as to the underlying ebook pricing question, whether Macmillan's proposed «agency» model is a good idea, how Amazon should be pricing or not — I have opinions on those elements, but I don't understand them well enough to take an position.

In these discussions, Apple proposed that the Publisher Defendants require all retailers of their e-books to accept the agency model.

If you believe that you have been affected my agency - model price - fixing and would like to share your concerns with the Department of Justice and the parties in this lawsuit before the proposed Final Judgment takes effect, you should put your concerns in writing and submit them no later than June 22, 2012.

The tech magnate obviously doesn't think so, and has fired back in court briefs about the abusive requests the DOJ is making, requests which include steps that prevent Apple from working in the agency model — one of the major sources of these allegations in the first place — for five years rather than the proposed two, as well as insisting that Apple allow retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble to sell ebooks through their iOS - capable apps and receive a commission on those sales like an affiliate would.

When the prosecutors asked Cue if, for instance, the publisher CEOs were talking among themselves about Apple's proposed move to the agency model, Cue denied knowing anything about their discussions, or even admitting that he suspected that they were talking among themselves.

The DOJ pointed to records of more than 100 phone calls the publisher CEOs had made among themselves in one month after Apple proposed the agency model.

It retaliated against the demand by removing the «buy» button on Amazon's site for Macmillan books after Macmillan proposed a new agency model deal.

Both argue that the proposed settlement would hurt their business by forcing the publishers to give up the agency pricing model for a period of several years.

The agency model Apple proposed — collapses the supply chain in a different direction, so it looks like: author - > publisher - > fixed - price distributor - > reader.

The proposed remedy from the Department of Justice follows Apple being found guilty last month of colluding with publishers to raise ebook pricing and force rivals to the so - called «agency model» and sets out several recommendations for how the Cupertino firm could be prevented from «conspiring to thwart competition» in the years ahead.

On December 1, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed light - duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and corporate average fuel economy standards for light - duty vehicles for model year 2017 — 2025.

«The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) own computer model easily shows that President Obama's proposed regulations would reduce global warming by around 0.02 of a degree Celsius by the year 2100.

Over the next year, states will be working with stakeholders to submit plans to implement the new federal Clean Power Plan and submit comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed federal implementation plan and model rules.

Under Proposed Model Rule 5.1 A, where there is no agency collecting the information, lawyers must inform the judge of the aggregate amount that everyone in the law firm contributed to the judge's last judicial campaign.

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.

By Kathy Bevan After almost two years of work, the Canadian Regulators Group (CRG) Agency Task Force is proposing two new business models — Designated Agency and Transaction Brokerage...

It is important to note that the proposed language considers designated agency as a choice, allowing brokerage firms to make no change and continue with the current agency model that is in place.

After almost two years of work, the Canadian Regulators Group (CRG) Agency Task Force is proposing two new business models — Designated Agency and Transaction Brokerage — as «best practices» solutions to ongoing problems with dual aAgency Task Force is proposing two new business models — Designated Agency and Transaction Brokerage — as «best practices» solutions to ongoing problems with dual aAgency and Transaction Brokerage — as «best practices» solutions to ongoing problems with dual agencyagency.