Sentences with phrase «among federal and state agencies»

Ecological monitoring efforts need to be improved and better coordinated among Federal and State agencies to ensure that the impacts of climate change are adequately observed as well as to support ecological research, management, assessment, and policy.

Maybe we need a little competition among federal and state agencies to find those that could come up with programs that visibly improve the educational outcomes of low achievers.

Not exact matches

These licenses and registrations subject us, among other things, to record - keeping requirements, reporting requirements, bonding requirements, limitations on the investment of customer funds, and inspection by state and federal regulatory agencies.

As one of the most highly regulated food industries in the United States, dairy must comply with regulations issued by multiple federal agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Commerce, among other state and local regulatory bodies.

«Massachusetts can be proud it ranks in the top 15 among states in total amount of land protected — given that the Commonwealth is the seventh smallest state in the nation, and has relatively little land conservation activity by federal agencies,» Wilber said.

The measure, among other things, would prohibit coordination with state and local police agencies when it comes to federal immigration enforcement.

Among other points of contention, health department employees dismissed an advisory limit for human consumption of PFOA set by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and argued that their differences with the federal authorities were a matter of «philosophy» and not just science, according to a senior EPA official's handwritten notes from a phone conference with state officials.

The security officers include those of the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police, the Department of State Services, the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, the Federal Road Safety Commission and the Fire Service among others.

History lesson With the advent of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the CEQ was set up to ensure that the federal government adequately conducted the newly required environmental impact statements, resolved disputes on environmental subjects among agencies as well as states, and generally ensured that NEPA's goal of «productive harmony» among human economic pursuits and the natural environment came to pass.

The administration and the federal agencies, the federated States, the public or private universities, the big companies, are among the many actors who shape the landscape of the research in the USA.

These programs would, among other purposes, «assist the Secretary, State educational agencies, and local educational agencies in the coordination and integration of Federal, State, and local services and programs to engage families in education.»

Among federal, state, and local education agencies and policymakers, who should take the lead in developing assessment literacy?

Ultimately, the success and sustainability of efforts to improve educational excellence and equity, particularly with regard to our most vulnerable students and communities, requires robust and thoughtful partnership between and among federal and state and local governmental agencies and a broad variety of community members.

Cooperation among the various regulators at the federal and state levels continues to improve so that enforcement agency partnerships and information sharing on cases is reaching synergistic levels.

Agencies include, among others, the Federal Housing Administration, Government National Mortgage Association («Ginnie Mae»), Farmer's Home Administration, Export - Import Bank of the United States, Maritime Administration, and General Services Administration.

CSPN shares information among existing state college savings plans, provides information to state agencies that are interested in starting a college savings program and monitors federal activities and legislation affecting the state programs.

The judge issued an emergency declaration following the spill and is involved in coordinating clean - up efforts among federal, state and local agencies and Exxon.

Their media campaign in response to the investigations has created unnecessary fear among musicians about the Lacey Act, even though there have been no enforcement cases targeted at individuals, and federal agencies have stated in writing that they intend to target enforcement against knowing commercial importers and not individual musicians.

This fine arises from a public supervisory action, in the form of a written agreement among Intesa, its New York branch, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the New York State Banking Department (predecessor agency to the DFS), which was entered into in 2007.

Under the rule's health oversight provision, covered entities can continue to disclose protected health information to public agencies for purposes such as analyzing the cost and quality of services provided by covered entities; evaluating the effectiveness of federal, state, and local public programs; examining trends in health insurance coverage of the population; and analyzing variations in access to health coverage among various segments of the population.

As a consumer reporting agency governed by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act («FCRA») among other applicable state and federal laws, SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. («SmartStart») is committed to protecting your privacy.

The framework should apply across federal ministries, departments and agencies, with consideration given as to how best to promote the framework at a state and territory level and among parliamentary committees.

Head Start State Collaboration: Coordination of efforts among federal, state and local agencies relating to Head Start / Early Head SState Collaboration: Coordination of efforts among federal, state and local agencies relating to Head Start / Early Head Sstate and local agencies relating to Head Start / Early Head Start.

Federal statute specifies that Councils identify opportunities for, and barriers to, collaboration and coordination among various programs and services, including the responsible state agencies.

The Bureau received over 2,800 comments on the TILA - RESPA proposal during the comment period from, among others, consumer advocacy groups; national, State, and regional industry trade associations; banks; community banks; credit unions; financial companies; mortgage brokers; title insurance underwriters; title insurance agents and companies; settlement agents; escrow agents; law firms; document software companies; loan origination software companies; appraisal management companies; appraisers; State housing finance authorities, counseling associations, and intermediaries; State attorneys general; associations of State financial services regulators; State bar associations; government sponsored enterprises (GSEs); a member of the U.S. Congress; the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives; Federal agencies, including the staff of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, the Bureau of Economics, and the Office of Policy Planning of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC staff), and the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA); and individual consumers and academics.