Sentences with phrase «establishing federal standards»

They could start, for example, by establishing federal standards that limit what data companies are reasonably allowed to collect about their users in the first place and make that explicit to consumers.

The commenter recommended establishing Federal standards and allowing States the option to establish more protective standards.

These interpretations are also consistent with well - established federal standards that have been on the books for years.

Scott Wolfson, communications director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, said that in 2013 it accepted a petition that would eventually establish federal standards for crib bumpers.

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While most of his proposals — «to abandon the gold standard, let international exchange rates float, use federal surpluses and deficits as macroeconomic policy tools that could counter cyclical trends, and establish bureaus of economic statistics (including a consumer price index) in order to facilitate this effort» — are now conventional practice, his critique of fractional - reserve banking still «remains outside the bounds of conventional wisdom» although a recent paper by the IMF reinvigorated his proposals.

We will establish new performance standards for federal services.

Second, there needs to be some mechanism, such as the cost - shared financing programs established by Tom Kent and Lester Pearson with the support of Tommy Douglas, to guarantee on - going federal investment conditional on provincial obedience to national principles around minimum standards.

«We were the first dairy processor to elevate milk from a commodity to a specialty food by establishing the North Coast Excellence Certified (NCEC) program — setting some of the most rigorous standards in the dairy industry which surpass those of the state and federal governments.

The early 1990s saw involvement from the federal Australian Government, following industry requests to establish a national organic standard for production and marketing for export.

Britax called their system SafeCell Impact Protection © and the company has designe this system to go above and beyond the safety standards that are established by the federal government and the National Highway Transportation and Safety Board.

SafeCell Impact Protection surrounds your child in safety components that work together to protect well beyond the established federal safety standards.

Governor Cuomo is calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to establish an official drinking water standard for the unregulated contaminant 1,4 - dioxane.

We remain ready to support both the federal and state governments in establishing standard technical and vocational training facilities which will be useful in providing skills to women and youth of this country.

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Bharara says the evidence did not establish the standard of criminal intent required for a federal criminal civil rights prosecution.

Serrano is supportive of the enhanced federal nutrition standards and cautions that healthier dietary habits are not established overnight.

The bill's major provisions would, among other things, impose a national renewable electricity standard, overhaul federal financing for «clean energy» projects, establish a suite of efficiency measures, mandate new federal electricity - transmission siting power, and allow wider oil and gas leasing in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

In order to allow all children and families access to ECE, federal and state governments should set uniform family payment standards that increase progressively across low -, moderate -, and higher - income groups, so families pay either no fee or an amount they can reasonably afford, based on established income criteria.

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments mandates that federal agencies must ensure that all electronic and information technology purchased, maintained, or developed meets the accessibility standards established by the US Access Board.

The REAL ID Act establishes minimum security standards for license issuance and production and prohibits Federal agencies from accepting for certain

Hailing the law as «a new and different approach for the federal government,» he said the measure will establish «world class» national education standards and rely on school districts at the «grassroots» to help students...

The proposed «goals 2000: educate America act» would formally authorize the National Education Goals Panel, establish a federal role in developing national education standards and assessments, and create a grant program...

NCLB has a fairly simple structure: states were required to develop learning standards along with consistent assessments of student accomplishment of these standards; schools were required to be on a glide path to get all of their students up to a state - defined proficiency level by 2013; and the federal government established a series of corrective actions — including provision of supplemental services, broad student choice, and reconstitution — that were required of individual schools after continual deviation from this glide path.

Establishing a single set of national standards and assessments would effectively make the federal government the owner and operator of America's public education system.

The federal government should have no role whatsoever in establishing standards for private or religious schools.

Federal policymakers need to establish a regulatory regime that sets a standard for quality, encourages innovative firms to compete against the historic market leaders, and gives administrators leeway to determine programmatic fit.

The proposed law would establish the first federal safety standards in schools for the use of restraint and seclusion, similar to rules in place in hospitals and nonmedical community - based facilities.

During his tenure, he made the MTA the voice of the profession and established the teachers union as a partner in developing and implementing state and federal policy such as teacher - evaluation frameworks, new curriculum standards, district and school accountability measures, while strengthening labor - management collaboration focused on improving student achievement.

Sen. Alexander proposes to lower that bar by allowing states to establish standards aligned to the entrance requirements of any college within their borders — regardless of its rigor — without federal oversight or approval.

The categories are based on standard definitions established by the Federal Office of Management and Budget using population and geographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Federal policy also has reflected much of this change, with the U.S. Department of Education providing options for states to seek waivers from some of the dated NCLB requirements (in light of delays in Congressional reauthorization of that law), in an effort to promote innovation toward satisfaction of the rigorous kinds of standards established by the common core state standards.

The incentive program recognizes schools and divisions that far exceed minimum state and federal accountability standards and achieve excellence goals established by the governor and the board.

The US Department of Transportation is designated the Executive Agent to promulgate policy and establish uniform standards for the Federal Transit Benefit program.

Coordinate transit benefit program policy with federal agencies in order to establish uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and the transit benefit.

Government - wide transit benefit program standards and uniformity may be established through Federal agency collaboration and coordination that will begin with DOT's establishment of Federal Transit Benefit Practice Groups.

to ensure that the Federal Government plays a central role in enforcing the standards established in this Act on behalf of individuals with disabilities; and

-- With respect to alterations of buildings or facilities designated as historic under State or local law, the guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall establish procedures equivalent to those established by 4.1.7 (1)(b) and (c) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and shall require, at a minimum, compliance with the requirements established in 4.1.7 (2) of such standards.

As a consequence, these products are more likely to contain a safety - related defect or not to comply with an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) than products that have traditionally been supplied to the U.S. market by established manufacturers

The bill, the Public Transportation Safety Program Act of 2009, proposed establishing and enforcing federal safety standards for rail transit systems to ensure a higher level of safety.

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Surface Transportation and Freight Policy Act of 2012, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish standards to ensure that the design of Federal surface transportation projects provides for the safe and adequate accommodation, in all phases of project planning, development, and operation, of all users of the transportation network, including motorized and nonmotorized users.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 213 to establish frontal crash protection requirements for child restraint systems for children weighing more than 65 pounds.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012, the Secretary shall issue a final rule to establish performance measures based on the state of good repair standards established under subsection (b)(1).

The Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for passenger motor vehicles with pushbutton ignition systems that establishes a standardized operation of such systems when used by drivers, including drivers who may be unfamiliar with such systems, in an emergency situation when the vehicle is in motion.

This document establishes a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 136 to require electronic stability control (ESC) systems on truck tractors and certain buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 pounds).

It is regulated by the FDA, and also by individual states, according to a somewhat Byzantine set of standards established by the FFDCA (the guiding document governing the FDA) and by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), a private organization made up primarily of state and federal feed control officials.

In the absence of federal regulation each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia has enacted its own unique animal anti-cruelty statute and 27 states have enacted laws that establish some form of humane care standards for animal kept at pet shops.

Regulations and standards are established under the AWA and are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3 (referred to below as the regulations).

The test facilities we contract with are under federal inspection; all animals are cared for in accordance with established animal welfare rules and sanitation standards.

Although Federal requirements establish basic standards, regulated businesses are encouraged to exceed these standards.

The scoop on energy efficiency standards Federal attempts to regulate consumer appliance efficiency started with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, which established appliance efficiency targets, but did not set efficiency standards.