Sentences with phrase «areas of national concern»

From its earliest days, the Ames Lab worked on materials synthesis, characterization, and design, but now pursues a broader scientific agenda that addresses many areas of national concern.

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«We believe that the Food and Drug Administration has positively addressed the areas of greatest concern,» said Dawn Sweeney, chief executive of the National Restaurant Association, which represents 990,000 restaurant and food - service outlets.

At a time when the Government are cutting back on public services and relying on the private sector to meet the challenges of providing services to the Community in many of those areas where the public sector cut backs have reduced services, the National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) believes, the news that G4S have failed to meet their target for security personnel at the Olympic Games must leave us all concerned about the future.

FSB National Chairman meets businesses in York devastated by the latest flooding and calls for better insurance cover Small firms need insurance protection against flooding as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) raises concerns that many businesses in high - risk flood areas can not get adequate insurance cover and will have to pay out themselves to repair damage.

Also, concerned with the incessant kidnapping and killing, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the area cautioned its members from plying the route pending deployment of troop and other security agencies.

Areas of concern raised by Democrats included programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, and NASA — many of which were slated for cutbacks in the Administration's budget.

Science policy is an area of public policy which is concerned with the policies that affect the conduct of the science and research enterprise, including the funding of science, often in pursuance of other national policy goals such as technological innovation to promote commercial product development, weapons development, health care and environmental monitoring.

Given the possible security vulnerabilities related to developments in synthetic biology — a field that uses technologies to modify or create organisms or biological components — a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine proposes a framework to identify and prioritize potential areas of concern associated with the field.

In their paper, the team of scientists from the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Smithsonian Institution (both USA), and the University of Göttingen, Germany, also raise concerns on the conservation status of this unique tree which is severely limited to a 1.5 km2 area of occupancy on Kaua`i.

Indeed, they were clearly articulated in a 1997 report by the National Bioethics Advisory Commission to then President Bill Clinton that identified key areas of concern (see box).

He explains that the program was established almost two decades ago when the Chilean department of education added mental health concerns to programs addressing problems in areas like vision, hearing and nutrition offered through the National Association of School Assistance and Scholarship (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas or JUNAEB).

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is also expected to announce four other measures concerning educational policy, including the protection of spending per - pupil, a guarantee ensuring all teachers in state - funded schools will be qualified by September 2016, the establishing of a Royal College of Teachers and a National Leadership Institute to promote high quality leadership in schools in deprived areas.

According to the National Education Union, air pollution is «a growing area of concern» for their members.

The Research Center does surveys such as the 2016 Mindset in the Classroom: A National Study of K - 12 Teachers and also collects and analyzes data to support Education Week's investigative and enterprise reporting in numerous areas of public concern.

The final area of concern for homeschoolers is that national and other popular standardized tests across the country are being rewritten to be aligned to the Common Core.

It could have been a year during which the National Alliance of Charter Schools and other leaders of the charter movement reflected on the four areas of concern and encouraged charters to make progress on each and every one.

Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said: «Air pollution is a growing area of concern for members of the National Education Union.

National concern over pit bull attacks and fear of potential lawsuits have prompted a record number of residents in Orlando and some other Central Florida areas to disown their pit bulls, animal shelter workers say.

The suspension is the result of concerns that the power line may be putting three reef areas of a national conservation area under an unspecified environmental threat.

-- They call out Washington Reagan National as one area of concern — that because of the limited slots available there, the combined carrier will have 69 % of the available slots.

The Monitor highlights the regional variations to better understand differing priorities, and its national deep - dives showcase specific areas of concern for national energy policy.

Even taking into account the possibility some areas added tree cover, the discrepancy between state and federal numbers should intensify concerns about the reliability of the national data, Glenn Walker, a climate change campaigner with The Wilderness Society, said.

So, the next step will be to revisit the SST bias corrections and refine them, making use of the new information uncovered concerning national measurement practices and new analysis techniques that allow for more accurate corrections in areas and at times where there are few data.

The distinction between attainment and non-attainment areas presupposes, and has no meaning apart from, the adoption of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for the pollutant of concern.

This manual provides a set of tools and methods to assess existing structures and capacities of national, district and local institutions with responsibilities for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in order to improve their effectiveness and the integration of DRM concerns into development planning, with particular reference to disaster - prone areas, vulnerable sectors and population groups.

The legislation resolved concerns about effects to the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area and allowed the transmission line to be routed using the BLM Resource Advisory Council's (RAC) preferred alternative, which was also supported by the State of Idaho.

Excludes the following units from consideration as major emitting facilities or major stationary sources (or parts thereof) for purposes of compliance with provisions concerning prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and plan requirements for nonattainment areas: those that achieve a specified limit on particulate matter emissions or certain national emissions standards for hazardous pollutants or those with properly operated and maintained equipment to limit particulate matter emissions and that use good combustion practices to minimize carbon monoxide emissions.

Since 1979, WVU's National Research Center for Coal and Energy has advanced technology in key areas of concern to West Virginia's energy industry from coal mining and processing to oil and gas extraction, energy efficiency, mine land reclamation, health concerns, and water use.

In a first case, C - 431 / 11 UK v Council, the CJEU dealt with the choice of legal basis for a measure implementing an European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement as regards social security systems and ruled that it was precisely one of the measures by which the law governing the EU internal market is to be extended as far as possible to the EEA, with the result that nationals of the EEA States concerned benefit from the free movement of persons under the same social conditions as EU citizens.

With an expanding scope of EU law, this means that there will be less and less leeway for Member States to apply their own rights standards, and further reduces their national autonomy in an area that concerns fundamental national values.

The demonstrations grew from a few concerned Burnaby residents to many hundreds of people, some from other coastal areas of BC and some from across Canada and generated largely sympathetic local and national media coverage.

None of that was enough for the trial judge — or the New Hampshire Supreme Court — to throw out the conviction, but, as the National Law Journal reports in an article to be published Monday, the case illustrates a new area of concern for lawyers in criminal and civil trials.

He advises large national corporations on complex litigation in the areas of product liability defense, mass tort defense, class action and multidistrict litigation, as well as regional companies and locally owned concerns, in court cases in both state and federal systems.

That's why you will have easy access to our firm's extensive national business law experience and leading specialists in areas of particular concern for start - ups, including IP protection, angel and venture financings, securities regulation and employment law.

As the CJEU notes in paragraph 43 of its judgment:» However, so far as the area under consideration in the present case is concerned and as is clear from paragraphs 24 to 27 of this judgment, the question as to how the concept of a «transfer of a business» should be interpreted has given rise to a great deal of uncertainty on the part of many national courts and tribunals which, as a consequence, have found it necessary to make a reference to the Court of Justice.

In the cases governed by Article 234 of the EC Treaty, the decision of the national court or tribunal shall, moreover, be notified by the Registrar of the Court to the States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and also to the EFTA Surveillance Authority referred to in that Agreement which may, within two months of notification, where one of the fields of application of that Agreement is concerned, submit statements of case or written observations to the Court.

Relatives of European Economic Area (EEA) nationals concerned about their immigration status post-Brexit have received some reassurance from a landmark Court of Appeal judgment.

My topic is about the legal aspects of the use of biometrics by the public sector, and the main areas I deal with concern national security and immigration, for example the implementation and consequent scrappage of ID cards in the UK.

Oakhurst, California About Blog William Neill, a resident of the Yosemite National Park area since 1977, is a landscape photographer concerned with conveying the deep, spiritual beauty he sees and feels in Nature.

According to PAT National, for particular areas of concern identified through screening, parent educators make and document specific recommendations for follow - up activities to support the child's development and, if indicated, a referral for further assessment.

The National Credentialing Academy was initiated as a result of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselor's (IAMFC) professional concerns and efforts in the area of credentialing.

The national child protection charity expressed concerns at the findings by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) of major non-compliances with national standards in foster care services operated by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, in the Dublin South Central, Dublin North City and Cavan / Monaghan areas.

In urban and remote areas, the review found that the roll - out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) continues to involve uncertainty around the viability of service delivery under the scheme, and gaps in support for people with psycho - social disabilities who may be ineligible for an NDIS package is a key concern for many.

While one participant pointed to the large investment in resources and time that would be required for a proper consultation process, it was pointed out in response that national or peak Indigenous bodies exist for particular areas of concern and that they could be appropriate intermediate bodies for consultation and negotiation.

The most common situations that sparked concern: open houses, vacant homes / model homes, properties that were unlocked or unsecured, and properties in remote areas, according to the 2016 Member Safety Report, released this week by the National Association of REALTORS ®.

In the Seattle area, Ron Sparks, managing vice-president of Coldwell Banker Bain, voiced his local concerns about the national event, in an email that was posted on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's website.