Sentences with phrase «of agency priorities»

Daren Bakst, a research fellow in agricultural policy at the Heritage Foundation think tank, said sue and settle has led to «egregious antics» that have «effectively handed over the setting of agency priorities to environmental pressure groups,» and has led to rushed rulemaking by the agency.

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Releasing the final version of those rules «is a priority for the agency and we are working to publish [a guidance document] this year,» a spokesperson said in an email.

Making sure outside attackers don't hack the Federal Bureau of Investigation is obviously one of the law enforcement agency's top priorities.

Such a return may occur if the rule is not compatible with the law, if the quality of the agency's analysis is inadequate, if the regulation is not justified by the analysis, if the rule is not consistent with the regulatory principles stated in Executive Order 12866 or with the president's policies and priorities, or if the rule unnecessarily conflicts with other executive branch agency regulations or efforts.

Bitcoin was the spy agency's «# 1 priority,» the documents show, though the agency was also targeting two other digital currencies, one of which was a Bitcoin predecessor called Liberty Reserve.

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The agency is looking at several payday lending practices, and Director Richard Cordray said at an advisory board meeting last month, «One of our priorities is to make sure consumers who are deciding whether or not to take out a payday loan are presented with clear information about the risks and costs associated with that loan.»

The Main Estimates consist of three components: Part I, which provides an overview of federal spending for the upcoming fiscal year; Part II which supports the Appropriation Act and provides details of the spending to be included in the Appropriation Act; and Part III which includes Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs), which provide details on the spending plans for all departments and agencies.

The People's Bank of China says cryptocurrencies will be a top priority for the agency this year, in an effort to protect the national currency.

The president held a video conference from Camp David in which he instructed departments and agencies to «stay fully engaged and positioned to support his number one priority of saving lives,» the statement said.

Executive agencies work with friendly members of Congress all the time to protect their pet priorities; it's hard to imagine this being an exception.

In the same year, Lifeway, an evangelical research agency, found that 46 percent of those it surveyed never wondered whether or not they will go to heaven, and 28 percent reported that finding a deeper purpose in life wasn't a priority for them.

For example, the concept of freedom speaks of a condition where capital has the ability to embark and disembark in a country without any approval or regulation from a social agency in which individuals and community set different priorities to seek perfection in life.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration last week affirmed the importance of several of IDFA's regulatory priorities when he announced a multi-year nutrition strategy plan for the agency.

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies: It is the position of the International Lactation Consultant Association that supporting their wellbeing should be a priority of governments, aid agencies, health workers, and members of the public.

In 2009, the Park District enlisted the services of Leisure Vision, a nationally recognized research agency to complete a series of community input meetings and administer a statistically valid communitywide survey that addressed the needs, unmet needs, and funding priorities of the Park District of Highland Park residents.

This may require the agencies to make significant changes to their homepage... We would appreciate you forwarding this message to the appropriate Commissioners today so they are aware of the required website change and they can make this a priority for their public information and IT shops.»

«The lack of a clear border security strategy has resulted in a situation in which agencies are unaware of where their shared priorities lie,» the report will say.

«As a law enforcement agency, the safety of people engaged in sex work is paramount to the police and tackling violence against women and girls is also a priority for the Met Police.

The city's transportation commissioner, Polly Trottenberg (who is also an MTA board member) asked that the agency think more creatively about how to procure the funds, and potentially change the agency's priorities to make the subway repairs of the utmost importance.

Britain must make a continued form of membership of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) a priority to protect the pharmaceutical industry and patients after Brexit, MPs said.

Under the current Administration, the preservation of affordable housing resources has become a major priority for the State's housing agencies.

As for now, one of the top priorities for the panel is finding additional revenue for the MTA to meet the agency's needs.

Speaking at a forum with online and broadcast media managers on Wednesday in Abuja, the EFCC helmsman said since his appointment as acting chairman of the EFCC, he had undertaken the re-ordering of the agency's priorities for effective implementation of its mandate.

«ESDC Chairman Dennis Mullen's number one priority is his work as the leader of New York State's economic development agency.»

To keep a close liaison and coordination with state security elements for the activities — the use of armed escort as much as possible and maintaining strong security training and awareness for the personnel; careful selection of all election related sites and the maintenance of security for polling staff, electoral materials and equipment and situational awareness through a well - developed public information strategy to support election operation and ensure timely distribution of security information / advisories; identify hotspots (fragile security locations) in coordination with the Security Agencies and the most likely threats in each constituency and provide a clear order of priority for concerted efforts to be made to mitigate and manage these concerns and to allow resources to be targeted for maximum effect.

Astorino credited the extraordinary cooperation between the county Veterans Service Agency, local governments, non-profit housing and service providers, and private sector partners including local landlords who agree to give veterans priority in the renting of available units.

«I have written to all relevant human rights agencies both within and outside the country to assist in that regard as Kogi Government and its officials are averse to constructive criticisms, yet refused to take the welfare of Kogi workers and pensioners on the priority list of its administration

MTA Chairman Jay Walder recently called the curbing of overtime abuse «my top priority» in a shake - up he ordered of the agency.

The governor and the emir have been embroiled in a proxy war for many weeks, with the state government's anti-corruption agency launching a probe of Kano Emirate Council finances in apparent retaliation for Emir Sanusi's open criticism of the governor's top project priorities.

As a state legislator, it has been my privilege and priority to consistently stand behind and defend all of New York State's law enforcement agencies and officers, including the men and women who serve New York as EnCon Police and Park Police, Forest Rangers and University Police.

News of the lease back - out comes as Degnan publicly questions whether the agency should sell off real estate assets and refocus its priorities on the $ 20 billion Hudson River Tunnel and the $ 10 billion bus terminal in Midtown.

«Given recent events and changes in priorities under the Trump administration, as parents, educators and leaders of state agencies we must all work together to protect all the children in our schools,» said State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia.

She has said that changing the culture of the agency is a top priority.

«Although New York City residents contribute the vast bulk of its revenues through fares, tolls, and taxes, the city has relatively little say over the agency and its operating and capital priorities,» Shorris wrote.

The Council has repeatedly called for more agency efficiencies and savings but has largely capitulated as they also advocate for funding their own priorities worth hundreds of millions, which is happening again this year, highlighted by Johnson's push for both Metrocard subsidies for low - income New Yorkers and property tax rebates for middle - class homeowners (while de Blasio has been resistant to both).

The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) addition of the McCaffery Street plant site to the National Priorities List.

«I want to focus on what will be a recurring theme of these hearings — ensuring that the City budget is fair, transparent, and accountable to New Yorkers,» said Council Speaker Corey Johnson, in his opening statement, kicking off the series of hearings at which agency heads and top city officials will present to the Council their funding priorities for the next fiscal year while defending their programs and practices.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the first executive budget of his tenure on Thursday, a $ 73.9 billion spending plan that manages to fund his political priorities without widespread agency cuts or tax increases, thanks to higher - than - expected revenues and spending from two reserve funds.

MTA spokeswoman Beth DeFalco said the agency does not respond to pending legislation but stressed that the safety of customers and the surrounding community is a top priority.

Cuomo won agreement on what he said was his top end of session priority — creating a new agency and new procedures to better protect the disabled in state care from abuse.

At last week's final executive budget hearing, Dean Fuleihan, director of the Office of Management and Budget, stressed that the administration has made huge commitments to DYCD, increasing the agency budget by nearly $ 250 million over the years, but the SYEP was not a priority.

One of my central priorities will be to aggressively exercise the Public Advocate's role in reviewing the performance of City agencies and developing proposals to improve vital services on which New Yorkers depend.

Mr. Cuomo did have achievements in the second half of the year: For example, the Legislature agreed to create a new state agency to police abuse and neglect of people with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses, which Mr. Cuomo had said was his top priority.

Both men have said creating new economic development opportunities, creating a more inclusive county government, addressing the chronic overcrowding at the county jail and lowering the cost of running the county Resource Recovery Agency as priorities.

But he and members of other good government groups are putting a priority on strengthening FOIL in other ways, including passing a law that would mandate the payment of attorneys» fees to a plaintiff when a court finds that an agency had no «reasonable basis» to deny access to a public record.

Adams said the DOT has analyzed traffic patterns at the intersections as part of a larger investigation of the borough's most unsafe areas under Vision Zero, but he urged the agency to make the three - way crossing a priority for improvements.

Concerned about the city's increased spending and possible future budget deficits, a majority of City Council members have appealed to Mayor Bill de Blasio to have his agencies evaluate their priorities and find ways to reduce spending before he releases his next preliminary budget.

«Safety is DOT's first priority, and the agency has already met with the Community Board and set in a motion a thorough examination of this location to see what safety enhancements may be implemented.

NIAC's Falker has long been disappointed by NASA's tepid backing of the starshade, especially given the priority the agency has attached to exoplanet surveys.