Sentences with phrase «governed by federal officials»

Historically, this authority has meant that the North was largely governed by federal officials.

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The regulation was prompted, federal officials say, by a federal law known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which among other things governs the use of medical records and the protection of patient privacy.

The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.

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 oOfficials (AAFCO), a private organization made up primarily of state and federal feed control officialsofficials.

This document analyzes the rules that govern the use of both official languages in the federal courts, that is, the courts established by Parliament.