Sentences with phrase «because of federal regulations»

Even though the front - seat center armrest slides forward and back, it oddly doesn't open to reveal a storage bin; turns out it's because of federal regulations.

Because of federal regulations, we also get to reinvest our net income and development fees in new projects.

Establishing liability for a passenger vehicle accident and a truck accident can be different because of federal regulation of the trucking industry.

Not exact matches

In January, a federal appeals court ruled that because ISPs are not regulated as utilities, equal access regulations could not apply to these providers, as they do with telecommunications carriers under the Communications Act of 1934.

(b) Banks are apprehensive about boarding new bitcoin clients because Canada's federal government, via the Department of Finance, has yet to introduce regulations which specifically target bitcoin and digital currency operations.

In addition, because merchant cash advances are treated as commercial transactions and not loans, there is no federal oversight in the form of regulations and enforcement.

WASHINGTON — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday criticized a bipartisan bill intended to overhaul federal chemical regulations because it would allow the Environmental Protection Agency to preempt the oversight of some chemicals by...

Separation of Church and State means they can not opt out of a federal regulation because they feel it goes against their religion.

Why do you think religious organizations can be tax exempt???? Because the can opt out of the federal tax regulations if they meet certain criteria for religion.

@ED, In many financial jobs the reasons for what you can and get you can and can't do is because there are federal regulations to avoid impropriety and high dollar scams (I'm not in any way saying you would do this, it tend so happen at really high individual levels), and the lawyers make strict company policies to make sure there isn't even an appearance of impropriety.

HOOSICK FALLS — State officials said on Friday that they did not test water in Petersburgh for the toxic chemical PFOA in 2014, even though a state employee privately raised the possibility of its presence in the water supply, because it was not on federal regulation lists.

I chose this location because the future success of businesses such as this depends on turning around federal policies that are strangling small businesses with red tape, high taxes and burdensome regulations.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

Because of the legislation, a FDA spokesperson noted in an email, «the agency will not receive or review INDs [Investigational New Drug applications] for human subject research utilizing genetic modification of embryos for the prevention of transmission of mitochondrial disease in FY 2016 and human subject research using these technologies can not be conducted in compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and FDA's implementing regulations.»

The Republicans, who have argued that scientific panels should guide federal regulations in health, safety and the environment, said that they distrust the process of peer review because it tends to shut out scientists who disagree with the prevailing view.

Indeed, in a 2011 email to ProPublica, Halliburton, a company listed in the congressional investigation as having used 7.2 million gallons of diesel fuel, said it had not violated any laws «because there are currently no requirements in the federal environmental regulations that require a company to obtain a federal permit prior to undertaking a hydraulic fracturing project using diesel.»

Because high stress levels can cut into life - span and reproduction, at least in laboratory animals, Wasser says the results — which he emphasizes are preliminary — raise some questions about the efficacy of federal regulations designed to protect the owl.

«Oklahoma has made great strides toward strengthening its schools largely because of the flexibility of the waiver that has freed the state, school districts and schools from 13 federal regulations,» Barresi said.

Not only does the federal government lack constitutional jurisdiction (outside of Washington, D.C., military installations, and tribal lands), but a federal voucher program poses a danger to school choice efforts nationwide because a less - friendly future administration could attach regulations that undermine choice policies.

Putting aside the fact that the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Test is not a true mastery exam because it does not measure «grade - appropriate skills in reading, writing...,» the actual truth is that there is absolutely no federal or state law, regulation or policy that allows the state or local school district to punish a child (or parent) who opts their children out of the Common Core SBAC exam.

Prohibited personnel practices, commonly called PPPs, are employment - related activities that are banned in the federal workforce because they violate the merit system through some form of employment discrimination; retaliation; improper hiring practices; or failure to adhere to laws, rules, and regulations that concern the merit system principles.

Your motor carrier operations pose an imminent hazard to the public because of serious and ongoing non-compliance with the Federal statutes and regulations including the FMCSRs relating to commercial motor vehicle maintenance.

AIG's failure was possible because of the sweeping deregulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, including credit default swaps, which effectively eliminated federal and state regulation of these products, including capital and margin requirements that would have lessened the likelihood of AIG's failure.

Student loan companies have argued that because they service loans on behalf of the federal government, they shouldn't have to comply with state regulations.

Because of this, there are many new rules and regulations on local, state, and federal levels.

The small increase is notable because it suggests that banks are getting better at handling new layers of federal regulation and required loan standards.

Because of this, many veterinarians demonstrate a blasé attitude toward legal compliance with federal and state compounding regulations.

Of the dozens of puppy mills that The HSUS has assisted in closing down over the past five years, the vast majority were selling puppies online and escaping any federal oversight because a loophole in federal Animal Welfare Act regulations exempts Internet sellerOf the dozens of puppy mills that The HSUS has assisted in closing down over the past five years, the vast majority were selling puppies online and escaping any federal oversight because a loophole in federal Animal Welfare Act regulations exempts Internet sellerof puppy mills that The HSUS has assisted in closing down over the past five years, the vast majority were selling puppies online and escaping any federal oversight because a loophole in federal Animal Welfare Act regulations exempts Internet sellers.

With large numbers of imported dogs from rabies endemic areas entering the US pet trade, weak federal import laws, and state and local laws that specifically exempt the traffickers from regulation because they are supposed to be operating as humane shelters, the public Is vulnerable to this irresponsible activity.

Puppy mill owners selling dogs online had escaped federal oversight because of a loophole in federal Animal Welfare Act regulations exempting Internet sellers.

Because AAFCO regulations do not provide a clear definition of human grade ingredients, because FDA doesn't enforce existing Federal laws that should prevent anything less than human grade ingredients into pet food, both organizations further the great divide between pet owners and trust of peBecause AAFCO regulations do not provide a clear definition of human grade ingredients, because FDA doesn't enforce existing Federal laws that should prevent anything less than human grade ingredients into pet food, both organizations further the great divide between pet owners and trust of pebecause FDA doesn't enforce existing Federal laws that should prevent anything less than human grade ingredients into pet food, both organizations further the great divide between pet owners and trust of pet food.

Funding is always welcome, but energy efficiency in particular, can be strongly driven by regulation and standards, and because good energy efficiency innovations have such rapid payback times, would regulatory approaches, or state - federal partnerships in regulation and incentives not accomplish a great deal of what can be done in this area?

Most estimates project that the U.S. will come close to meeting its Paris climate agreement targets simply because of the switch to gas and renewables; a shift in federal regulations isn't likely to change that, she adds.

This rapid increase in GHGs is because there is not one single federal regulation to limit the amount of GHGs from tar sands development, permitting tar sands companies to continue to expand production — and greenhouse gas emissions — in perpetuity.

Daniel J. Fiorino, who directs American University's Center for Environmental Policy, said in an interview that using this approach is «a really nice example of smarter regulation,» because it gives firms and state regulators greater leeway in how they would meet a federal standard.

And the fact that private companies should not be disposing of this kind of material without serious government regulations (Mother Jones reports that the licenses for WSC «don't need detailed approval from federal nuclear regulators because the dump wouldn't handle the highest grades of radioactive waste») is only part of the issue.

The utilities are in a bind because they have to build new power plants to meet the nation's demand for energy, while anticipating an as - yet - undefined set of federal climate and emissions regulations that they believe are inevitable.

Commercial pilots are held to a stricter standard than private pilots because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has imposed a series of regulations and procedures that apply strictly to them.

These include: United States v. Resendiz - Ponce, which presents the question whether the omission of an element from a federal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture ofederal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture oFederal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture on them.

That includes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act, their CDL manual, and their internal regulations — so, a number of things like that — because -LSB-...]

Because the United States government recognizes that trucker fatigue is a serious issue, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has enacted certain regulations that require truck drivers to get a specific amount of rest.

You wouldn't believe how immensely difficult it is to fund a nonprofit focused on making the law available because, when you go to a foundation and say, «Yeah, I want to put the Code of Federal Regulations online.»

The court does have federal question jurisdiction because Casemaker continues to threaten to sue Fastcase for copyright infringement if it updates the Georgia regulations from the Georgia Secretary of State website.

Truck accident cases require specific knowledge of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations because there are licensing requirements, documentation requirements, regulations affecting equipment in terms of weight, size, and route limitations, insurance minimums, and all kinds of different regulations in terms oRegulations because there are licensing requirements, documentation requirements, regulations affecting equipment in terms of weight, size, and route limitations, insurance minimums, and all kinds of different regulations in terms oregulations affecting equipment in terms of weight, size, and route limitations, insurance minimums, and all kinds of different regulations in terms oregulations in terms of training.

That includes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act, their CDL manual, and their internal regulations — so, a number of things like that — because it is recognized that these are large, dangerous loads if they're not handled correctly.

Trucking companies that require their drivers to stay on long hauls — and for longer than federal regulations allow — could also be liable for any accidents that occur because of a tired driver.

Commercial truck drivers must follow more laws than drivers of common passenger vehicles because there are many federal and state regulations that govern commercial transportation.

Comment: One comment suggested that the penalty provisions of HIPAA, if extended to the privacy regulation, would require the Secretary to violate «Appropriations Laws» because the Secretary could be in the position of assessing penalties against her own and other federal agencies in their roles as covered entities.

Comment: Some commenters asserted that the federal government may not preempt state laws that are not as strict as the privacy regulation because to do so would violate the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution.

A few commenters suggested that HHS reassess the regulations to avoid inconsistencies with state privacy requirements, implying that problems exist because of conflicts between the federal and state laws regarding the confidentiality of substance abuse information.