Sentences with phrase «by federal testing»

In a statement issued today, the company acknowledged that the IIHS sets testing procedures that often are more severe or specialized than what is required by federal testing.

In Massachusetts, for example, the state with the nation's highest - performing students as judged by federal tests, 80 percent of the state's public schools were «failing» by NCLB standards in 2012.

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In a court ruling authorizing the arrests, Brazilian federal judge André Duszczak said «Faria and other BRF officers sought to cover up claims of possible food contamination, as shown in certain laboratory tests, made by a former employee in a labor lawsuit.»

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday began testing the use of body cameras by its employees at nine locations, potentially leading to a broad rollout by the nation's largest law enforcement agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale.

The swap was made possible by Bank of America's decision in June to boost its dividend 60 %, after the Charlotte, North Carolina - based lender passed a Federal Reserve «stress test» of its ability to navigate tough markets.

Workers in safety - critical jobs will still be tested, and some, such as airline pilots and truck drivers, are governed by federal rules.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

The Obama administration and former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx laid the groundwork in January 2016 with a series of voluntary safety guidelines and by offering $ 4 billion in federal funding to foster the testing and development of self - driving technology.

Getting sanctioned by federal regulators, being banned from the business, having to shutter labs and void two years - worth of blood testing, and being sued by Walgreens, investors and customers, is not how entrepreneurship is supposed to work.

The dividend increase was approved by the Federal Reserve, which conducts annual «stress tests» of big banks» ability to handle tough economic and market conditions.

Theranos, once valued at $ 9 billion, is also being investigated by other federal and state agencies and was accused in a suit filed in May of endangering customer health through «massive failures» that misrepresented test results, according to court papers.

Blood - testing firm Theranos Inc confirmed on Monday it is under investigation by federal prosecutors and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The factors of this test are outlined by the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office and are paraphrased below:

OTTAWA — The bipartisan common front to defend Canadian interests in crucial NAFTA negotiations is being tested by a cross-border Conservative campaign savaging Justin Trudeau for making a generous federal payout to Omar Khadr.

The lawsuit has high stakes for both gun companies and gun - control advocates because it is testing a novel strategy to find a route around the broad protections granted by federal law that shield the companies from litigation if their product is used to commit a crime.

Eventually, the exempted banks would no longer have to undergo an annual stress test conducted by the Federal Reserve.

But now he is talking at a time when another keeper of confidential information about Trump, attorney Michael Cohen, is being stress tested by a federal investigation into possible bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations.

There could be several factors that had investors on edge — including news that North Korea had completed a fifth nuclear missile test and the European Central Bank had declined to announce additional measures to help stimulate Europe's sluggish economy — but many strategists pointed to a speech Friday morning by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren, in which he said that «a reasonable case can be made» for tightening interest rates in the U.S..

The new Canada Child Benefit (CCB) unveiled in the 2016 federal Budget has been widely supported by progressives and anti poverty activists who have long favoured the expansion of income tested child tax credits.

«Many [Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards] contain test procedures that are based on the assumed presence of a human driver, and will therefore likely need to be amended to accommodate vehicles that can not be driven by humans,» the notice states.

Another prong, issued by the Federal Highway Administration, seeks to determine what is needed from an infrastructure standpoint to help support the testing and use of automated vehicles.

With eurozone inflation surprisingly weak, the ECB's patience risks being tested

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The Federal Reserve was finally able to say Wednesday that U.S. inflation had moved close to its 2 % target.

Today, as a result of the Federal Reserves stress test it was approved for Bank of America to increase its dividend by 60 %.

All that a Religious Freedom Restoration Act does is initiate a balancing test when a private citizen feels that their religious freedom has been infringed upon by the federal government.

I think our true test in Christianity and as God loving individuals, would be how much we would be willing to reach in our pockets and give, without being forced by the federal government.

This patently self - serving argument imposes, in violation of Article VI of the Constitution, what is in effect a «religious test» that would keep off federal courts not only Catholics but Jews, Muslims, Baptists, and anyone else who adheres to a tradition of moral truth that is sustained by communities that are labeled «religious.»

The public benefit test was recently considered, albeit not in a media merger context, by the Full Federal Court in ACCC v Australian Competition Tribunal [2017] FCAFC 150 (Tabcorp) where the Court applied a broad concept of public benefit consistent with the Fairfax decision in New Zealand:

Microbiological tests are then conducted on equipment and products at chicken plants by companies and federal laboratories, including tests for pathogens like Salmonella, Campylobacter and Listeria monocytogenes.

Britax has taken this seriously and has developed technology that exceeds the federal standard for head excursion as well as performing twice as many tests as required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Our carrier has been tested by an independent lab and meets all applicable ASTM federal regulations for baby carriers.

It has been tested for side impact and has proven to be one of the best currently on the market This seat has been engineered and crash tested to exceed US standards set by FMVSS 213 (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No 213).

Even before you apply for a driver position you need to first have a commercial driver's license (which requires they pass a specific federal test), clean driving record, pass a drug test and a physical examination by a medical doctor (not a chiropractor or holistic healer).

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

It has been designed and tested for Structural integrity and side impact protection at twice the levels recommended by the Federal Crash Test Standards to make sure it is truly structurally sound.

However, lab tests have documented that ethoxylated alcohol compounds are frequently contaminated with 1,4 - dioxane, a carcinogenic listed by the federal government as a probable human carcinogen.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an agency within the US Federal government requiring testing by an independent agency for weight bearing while in motion and tests for lead on the buckles.

About 17 percent of the food served in schools is donated by the federal government and undergoes stringent Agriculture Department testing for dangerous pathogens.

Safety: Safety is assessed by testing to the requirements of the federal stroller safety standard, 16 CFR Parts 1112 and 1227, which incorporates, by reference, the most current version of the ASTM stroller safety standard, ASTM F833 - 15.

Students in a Brooklyn elementary - school classroom drank from a fountain whose water was more contaminated than Flint, Mich.'s — laden with 1,000 times the amount of lead permitted by federal safety regulations, a December test revealed.

It is one of seven test sites sanctioned by the Federal Aviation Administration and an anchor for a 50 - mile corridor that allows drones to fly beyond line of sight.

Mulgrew shared news of a bipartisan effort by federal lawmakers to overhaul No Child Left Behind and move away from the harmful emphasis on high - stakes testing in favor of a more balanced approach that targets educational inequality.

The results showed air quality met federal standards, but an analysis by Investigative Post found the testing period skipped the summer months when bridge traffic increases by one - third.

The NYC parks commissioner, who was partly responsible for a federal probe by giving a no - bid trash - bag contract to one of de Blasio's top fund - raisers, says he signed off on the deal unaware the liners failed the smell test years earlier.

In a win for ultra-orthodox Jewish sects, a federal appeals court ruled a NYC regulation, which requires parental consent before a mohel is allowed to suck blood from an infant's circumcised penis, must pass a stricter constitutional test than was applied by the lower court.

Testing by federal and local officials determined substance was non-hazardous, says campaign spokesman

The convention will take place at sites in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley that are affiliated with NUAIR Alliance, a nonprofit consortium that runs one of six national test sites for drones authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, the sources said.

• The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Environmental Conservation are taking action to eliminate the NY Transient Emissions Short Test program, or NYTEST, a vehicle emissions test that is no longer required by the Federal governmTest program, or NYTEST, a vehicle emissions test that is no longer required by the Federal governmtest that is no longer required by the Federal government.

The state's education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, said she's fighting a proposal by her predecessor, now the federal education secretary, John King, to punish schools with a high opt - out rate from the standardized tests.

Scandal - scarred City Comptroller John Liu, facing his first major test of strength since his campaign was hit by a federal investigation into allegations of illegal fundraising, held a packed birthday bash Monday night at the posh City Hall Restaurant.

The elected officials also called for expanded benzene and methane testing and the creation of a federal health registry to track those potentially affected by the spill.