Sentences with phrase «federal review processes»

Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

White House officials said Tuesday that President Obama intends to decide the fate of the Keystone XL oil pipeline during his tenure, rather than suspend the federal review process at the request of the project's sponsor.

The project is currently undergoing a federal review process.

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In a 2012 study, Gerry Angevine and Vanadis Oviedo of the Fraser Institute described «outdated regulatory processes and procedures, unnecessary duplication of federal and provincial government project reviews, and an unwieldy environmental review process.»

So common in fact is this process, that the NRC has deputized Texas to issue licenses to buy radioactive materials without federal review.

The firm is currently fielding both a federal lawsuit in Texas centering on Restasis as well as challenges from would - be competitors like Teva, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, and Akorn through the U.S. Patent and Trade Office's inter partes review (IPR) process.

Now we urge the Federal Government, following its interim review process for pipelines, to respect the science - based regulatory process of the NEB and approve the project based on the expert opinion of Canada's independent regulator.

National Observer investigative ace Mike De Souza is picking up serious allegations that the federal government's review process for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion...

Our best practices for the federal tendering process include: using compliance matrices, implementing a bid - no - bid review process, identifying key proposal differentiators and documenting the right solution.

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According to the official website, FAST - 41, as it's known, «was designed to improve the timeliness, predictability and transparency of the Federal environmental review and authorization process for covered infrastructure projects.»

It envisioned a dramatically smaller role for the federal government, a role that was permanently in question through the process of ongoing program review.

Referring to a draft article co-authored by Gallagher which suggests that proposals drafted by Harvard Law School's Shareholder Rights Project may constitute a violation of SEC rules, Minow quotes Columbia law professor Robert Jackson, who wrote, «It is wildly inappropriate for a sitting SEC commissioner to issue a law review paper accusing a private party of violating federal securities law without any investigation or due process of any kind.

Now we urge the Federal Government, following its interim review process for pipelines, to respect the science - based regulatory process of the NEB and thus approve the project based on the expert opinion of Canada's independent regulator.

The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) is an annual exercise by the Federal Reserve to assess whether the largest bank holding companies operating in the United States have sufficient capital to continue operations throughout times of economic and financial stress and that they have robust, forward - looking capital - planning processes that account for their unique risks.

This marks the third review since the process started in 1993 and the second since November 2010, when a CEAA panel's report prompted the federal cabinet to reject Taseko's last proposal, which was called Prosperity.

Third — once ongoing provincial permitting has been halted — the new B.C. government can put Kinder Morgan through the credible review process we were originally denied under the federal and initial provincial approvals.

Mass Audubon has communicated its concerns to federal and state officials, and we continue to participate in the environmental review processes through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agfederal and state officials, and we continue to participate in the environmental review processes through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agFederal Energy Regulatory Commission, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act, and other agencies.

That's when Council is scheduled to vote on North District Common Council Member Joe Golombek's resolution that calls for a federal investigation of the environmental review process undertaken by the state Department of Transportation for its proposed project at -LSB-...]

We need to fundamentally reform the Federal Budget and budget process, review all departments and agencies, eliminate overlapping jurisdiction over services, and base budgetary decisions on cost effectiveness and critical need.

Since October 2011, new design - build legislation was enacted, a fast tracked federal environmental review and concurrent procurement processes have been completed, a project labor agreement with construction unions was negotiated, and construction activities commenced — all with an unprecedented level of transparency and community involvement.

SM: The federal [Department of] Health and Human Services [HHS] alerted me that they were in the process of reviewing what I call the convent school as a potential to house unaccompanied minors who are coming across the border.

The proposed legislation also addresses the issue of jurisdiction by streamlining the federal court process and providing concurrent federal and state review.

Schneiderman is also suing the federal government over its review standards for hydraulic fracturing, the controversial natural gas extraction process.

After a federal indictment charged state Sen. Dean Skelos and his son with improperly influencing the county's awarding of a $ 12 million wastewater treatment contract, Singas responded by reviewing Nassau's entire contracting process.

New York is one of several states that has an agreement with a consortium of federal agencies that aims to expedite the review process for putting wind turbines in the Great Lakes.

«And this is why I appealed directly to the inspectors general of both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission so that they could review all the steps of the permitting process that were possibly tainted by the undue influence from a top - ranking person in the governor's office.»

NYCHA says that even though they do not have to follow the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure when seeking to develop land, the federal government requires them to consult with the local community as part of the disposition process.

A proposed project that is designed to improve traffic flow to and from the Peace Bridge is working its way through the federal environmental review process.

The proposal was made public on May 4 in a Federal Register notice under the OMB emergency review procedures that expedite the rulemaking process.

Garcia categorically disagreed with the argument that climate change falls outside of the federal environmental review process.

For its part, on page two of the new guidance, CEQ asserts that the effect of climate change «falls squarely» under the purview of the federal environmental review process.

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.

Taras Gerya at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich reviewed studies that modelled Earth's early formation and found that the process changed as the mantle cooled.

«CIHR embarked on the reform of its open funding programs and peer review process to improve the sustainability of our health research system, the transparency and fairness of our granting processes, and the quality and impact of the research supported by federal investments,» he wrote.

The broader impact criteria came up yesterday at a hearing that the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research and Science Education held on the merit review process in order to ensure that federal resources are being invested in the best science.

The proposed guidance required that unless prohibited by Federal statute for competitive grants and cooperative agreements, Federal awarding agencies must design and execute a merit review process for applications.

And the federal rules that should have added teeth to the process, such as peer review and the withholding of grant funds for nonperformance, were wobbly at best.

The board, however, opposes the use of federal rulemaking and the peer review process as leverage to compel word - for - word adoption of the Common Core State Standards.»

«Furthermore, the U.S. Department of Education has made changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act state test review and approval process that will coerce states to adopt the federal government's preferred tests or risk billions in federal funding,» his office added in a statement.

And five states that helped pilot a peer - review process late this past summer, an approach that federal officials will use to review state accountability plans, have yet to hear anything back in writing.

The paper reviews several program approval processes and evaluates them according to seven quality criteria: ease of use; inclusion of industry approval; adjustability; federal recognition; incentives for providers; offering of program - level approval; and consideration of outcomes.

The administration has also ignored red flags raised by peer review panels it has put in place to vet the submitted proposals — including concerns that states didn't present their proposals to American Indian tribes as required under both the waiver process (as well as under federal and state laws), and that D.C.'s plan for implementing Common Core reading and math standards was not «realistic and of high quality».

Assurance that federal dollars for assessment and professional development are used in ways that support teaching and assessment for higher order skills; and v. Demonstration of a feedback, quality - check and improvement process such as peer review, audit, or moderation processes.

The new bill would provide grants so that states may use federal funds to train teachers on using data to inform classroom practice, require states to tie K — 12 data with early childhood and post-secondary data, and involve educators in the research and peer review process by putting two educators on the National Board for Education Sciences.

To comply with No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, all states must have their assessment and accountability systems approved by July 1, 2006 through the federal peer review process.

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, all states must have their assessment and accountability systems approved by July 1, 2006 through the federal peer review process.

Facing federal mandates to identify corrective actions for failing schools, DC Public Schools partnered with Insight to develop a comprehensive school review process.

Information is reported by the project's lead Federal agency and data is continually updated as the project advances through the review and permitting processes.

The Federal Aviation Administration, in addition to reviewing its rules in accordance with the schedule provided in the Agenda for section 610 reviews, has established a process by which the public is asked every three years for its comments on which rules need review the most (see, e.g., 72 Federal Register 64170).