Sentences with phrase «federal panel»

A United States federal panel of scientists and security experts has identified 11 microorganisms that it wants designated as Tier 1 select agents, a new category of biological agents that would be subject to higher security standards than other pathogens and toxins used in biomedical research.

WASHINGTON, DC — Manufacturers and consumers of nutritious hemp food products are thrilled about the legal battle they won on February 6 when a three judge federal panel ruled unanimously that hemp foods are perfectly legal and safe to consume.

Appointed by President Obama, she was the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a 100 - year - old federal panel that advises the president and Congress on national matters of design and aesthetics.

«We'll be reviewing the NEB recommendations, and we'll be watching closely as the new federal panel and the court - ordered provincial panel complete the First Nations and community consultations neglected by the Harper process.

Another report by Kearns found that sugar industry advocacy groups influenced federal cavity prevention recommendations through strategies like getting sugar experts on federal panels concerning tooth decay.

Schools in Crisis, Reforms Not Working, U.S. Federal Panel Declares A federal commission on Tuesday said the U.S. education system had «thoroughly stacked the odds» against impoverished students and warned that an aggressive reform agenda embraced by both Democrats and Republicans had not done enough to improve public schools.

California, for instance, has been ordered by a three - judge federal panel to release more than 40,000 people from prison by December 2011 because it simply can not provide them proper healthcare.

Appointed by President Obama, she is the first Latina to serve on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a 100 - year - old federal panel that advises the President and Congress on national matters of design and aesthetics.

It didn't take part in the joint - review process, which heard from hundreds of people before a federal panel approved the project with 209 conditions.

Three of the nation's top executives resigned from a federal panel created years ago to advise the U.S. president.

There are also the five applications before the Federal Court for judicial review of the federal panel recommendation, and further court challenges are likely.

The plan also called to create a federal panel to study age restrictions and other potential changes in laws and to make recommendations later.

One concern, according to the public comments, is that the federal panel deemed studies funded by industry and conducted by industry scientists to be more «appropriate for consideration» than papers by academic scientists funded by NIH and National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences.

But in early August a federal panel of scientists concluded that there is «some concern» that BPA could pose some risk to the brain development of fetuses, infants or children.

A federal panel of scientists has concluded that an estrogenlike compound in plastic could be posing some risk to the brain development of babies and older children.

Many of the requests for information were sent by the federal panel to secretaries of state offices.

Moreover, they said the information given the federal panel is distributed several times a day by state and local election boards across New York.

The New York League of Women Voters called it «distressing» that the elections board would agree to comply with the Freedom of Information Law request by the federal panel.

A federal panel's findings, made public for the first time, said that the NYPD promotions process systematically stymied black detectives in the elite Intelligence Division.

State officials say the federal panel also has been requesting felony conviction information about voters, which is not maintained by election agencies in New York and is not public.

Such studies will continue to be vetted by a federal panel before they can receive funding.

Whether investigating fat cells, immunotherapy or use of the CRISPR - Cas 9 gene - editing tool, which a federal panel recently approved for a select number of patients suffering from three types of cancers, including multiple myeloma, approaches beyond attacking cancer cells are needed in the fight against many cancers.

Paul's proposed solution starts with adding two members who have no vested interest in the proposed research to every federal panel that reviews grant applications.

But while many in the cash - strapped state cheered the $ 12.5 million for raising reading achievement in the neediest schools, others were scrambling to salvage the state's existing literacy initiative after a federal panel suggested it is not aligned with current research in the...

The World Wide Web can be shaped into a vibrant educational tool serving all learners if more money is devoted to research and development and if governments clear away many conflicting and obsolete rules, a federal panel has concluded after a 10 - month study.

This spring, a federal panel looking at teacher - preparation programs debated, among other things, rating ed schools based on how much their teachers add to student learning.

The standards, developed by a federal panel and adopted by 42 states, require that students — whether they are on an IEP or mainstream students in the general education population — must:

In 1997, a federal panel appointed by President Clinton recommended that Congress reverse all the changes, and once again make student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy court like other forms of consumer debt.

Appointed by President Obama, Fernández served from 2011 - 2014 on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a federal panel that advises the President, Congress, and governmental agencies on national matters of design and aesthetics.

Appointed by President Obama, Fernández served from 2011 - 2014 on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a federal panel that advises the president, Congress, and governmental agencies on national matters of design and aesthetics.

Appointed by President Obama, Fernández served from 2011 to 2014 on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a federal panel that advises the president, Congress, and governmental agencies on national matters of design and aesthetics.

We are adept at managing and coordinating multiple proceedings, including claims consolidated by the federal panel on multi-district litigation, parallel lawsuits in different states (or even abroad), and parallel state and federal regulatory and law enforcement investigations.

Liberty Lawyers attorneys sit on the federal panel and have decades of combined experience as federal defenders.

Attorney Matthews has over 25 years of experience in the federal court and is also on the federal panel.

A spokeswoman for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, newly appointed head of a federal panel on school safety, said DeVos «gives a lot credit to the students who are raising their voices and demanding change,» and «their input will be valuable.»