Sentences with phrase «impact assessment law»

So there is no social impact assessment law or regulation.

For example, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is a rigorous environmental impact assessment law.

In cases where States have environmental impact assessment laws and an evaluation has been completed for a project under that State environmental impact assessment process, the Agencies could incorporate it by reference by following the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) requirements for this practice (40 CFR 1502.21).

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Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Thank you, there are other, better last words, although West Coast Environmental Law made a start, and Earl's comment is interesting:» B.C. can hit the «STOP» button on Kinder Morgan, uphold its obligations to Indigenous peoples, and based on a complete assessment of the project's impacts — reach the only realistic conclusion before it's too late.»

School food service directors opposed a congressional edict to raise prices, but would have preferred a House version that «sunsetted» the law after 10 years and required the USDA to conduct an impact assessment after four years.

Indeed, one justice minister admitted that the cuts were made urgently and without time for research, in fundamental contradiction to what international human rights law and standards require, which is a thorough assessment of the likely impact on people and their human rights prior to the introduction of retrogressive austerity measures.

Before such a law could take effect we must perform an environmental impact assessment on such an action, and therefore today I am ordering the Department of Environment and Planning to perform such an assessment, and call on the legislature to approve funding for such a review.

The changes include protecting students and teachers from the impact of state assessments and reducing the amount of local testing associated with the teacher evaluation law.

The New York State Board of Regents is expected to act on two committee reports Tuesday, calling for a delay the impact of Common Core - related state assessments on educators and students and reducing the level of local school district testing associated with the new teacher evaluation law and higher standards for teaching and learning.

The Program is committed to promoting high standards for the practice of science and engineering; advancing the human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications; engaging scientists, engineers and their professional associations in human rights efforts; monitoring and enhancing assessment of emerging ethical, legal, and human rights issues related to science and technology; furthering the use of science and technology in support of human rights; and initiating activities to address the impact of developments at the intersection of science, technology, and law.

As Rossi phrased the «iron law of evaluation,» «the expected value of any net impact assessment of any large - scale social program is zero.»

«This law requires the state to use state - authorized Alabama will use assessments and other key performance indicators that give a total profile of the school or school system, or both, a school's grade, at a minimum shall be based on a combination of student achievement scores, achievement gap, college and career readiness, learning gains, and other indicators as determined by the State Superintendent of Education to impact student learning and success.»

• Revoke law 30230 that weakens Peru's environmental protection procedures and institutions, and prioritizes investments in agriculture and the extractive sector over land where there are pending indigenous land claims; strengthen and apply adequate resources to the National Service of Environmental Certification for Sustainable Investments (SENACE), the body entrusted with improving Peru's environmental impact assessment framework.

Governments were now putting some of the environmental movement's demands into law; that created a practical need for formal «environmental impact» assessments.

With the recent protests against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and the State Department's favorable environmental impact assessment, it was with great interest that CSW turned to the September 15 teleconference co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines claims that reducing the environmental requirements — weakening the country's environmental framework - will promote investment in the country, but environmental campaigners point out that key stakeholders such as civil society, indigenous peoples, and academics should be consulted about changes in laws that would affect forests and community lands - such as the proposed elimination of environmental impact assessments.

At times, Ankersmit's assessment of the restraining impact of EU law on PBMs that regulate trade between the EU and third states is hard to differentiate from discussion of the rules governing the legality of PBM instruments within the internal market.

In the event that the Lord Chancellor's proposals proceed, the Law Society will press the MoJ to work with the Society to develop a support package, and commission and publish, before any further cuts in legal aid rates, an impact assessment of the initial cuts and other changes on the working of the criminal justice system and defence solicitor practitioners.»

The Law Society calls upon the Lord Chancellor to commission and publish an equality impact assessment on his proposed changes prior to implementation of the same.

Second, an assessment of the reasonably foreseeable impact of the law enables the court to test potential future applications.

Frederick Law and Company handles all types of Canadian immigration cases including permanent residence, work permits, spousal sponsorship, Labour Market Impact Assessments, student visas, visitor visas, temporary resident permits, criminal rehabilitation and citizenship applications.

b. Under the GDPR a data protection impact assessment is a mandatory pre-requisite before processing personal data for operations that present particular privacy risks to individuals due to the nature or scope of the operation (under Canadian privacy law, privacy impact assessments have generally only been required in the public sector, not in the private sector);

The Commission's proposal will take the form of a Eu - ropean law (directive) and will now be submitted together with an impact assessment to the two co-legislators, the Euro - pean Parliament and the Council, where Member States» governments are represented.

The report makes a number of recommendations for further research to explore: the qualitative difference between assessments conducted by psychologists and psychiatrists compared to social workers and their impact on the settlement of family law disputes; the utility and feasibility of establishing standard guidelines or best practices for parenting assessments; and, options for shielding assessors from the damaging impact of unmeritorious complaints.

We are doing this by looking at data relating to thousands of matters to see how client and firm practices (such as the existence of a law firm panel) impact client assessments of quality, responsiveness, expertise, trust, and innovation.

Instead the Commission has limited itself to an impact assessment, leaving agents to be regulated by an incoherent mix of differing national laws and sports regulations.

We advise clients on environmental compliance matters and can help conduct environmental law due diligence, negotiate and draft environmental law related contracts and agreements, represent in environmental impact assessments, and advise on consent and permit proceedings and disputes related to environmental prosecutions.

Prepare detailed reports, assessments, and informational publications, forecasts and statistical outcomes concerning program operations that impact law enforcement agencies.

Will work on reviewing laws and regulations for business impact, completing risk assessments, providing compliance input, serving as a technical expert, and developing action plans.