Sentences with phrase «public comment process on»

California will also have an extensive rulemaking and public comment process on how REDD projects can be eligible for the cap - and - trade program, with a huge issue being the inclusion of strict safeguards to guarantee the integrity of the program, Janson - Smith says.
The public comment process on the West Valley EIS was inadequate.
At 1 p.m., AG Eric Schneiderman and FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel will discuss fake comments that have corrupted the FCC's public comment process on net neutrality, and call on the commission to cooperate with the AG's investigation, 120 Broadway, Manhattan.

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«Based on the extensive public comments and evidence garnered during that process, the department determined that such conflicts of interest are widespread and could cost investors in individual retirement accounts (in one segment of the market alone) between $ 95 billion and $ 189 billion over the next 10 years,» wrote the Justice Department lawyers.
«While the Financial Planning Coalition takes no view on a rule that has yet to be proposed, we believe that the DOL should be allowed to proceed with its fiduciary rulemaking process, including issuing a draft rule for public comment
AIC has requested that CDFA publicize and invite public comment on the proposed regulatory changes as soon as possible, and the Department has indicated that it will expediently move forward with the process of considering the Committee's proposal.
In the Philippines, the public information sheet on the proposal for direct use as food and feed, or for processing of provitamin A biofortified GR2E Golden Rice was published on 26 July 2017, marking the beginning of a 60 - day public comment period.
We encourage all interested stakeholders to share their views on the proposed certification program and participate in the public comments process as well.
«We're continuing to look for the best process to communicate with the public and we've gotten very good feedback on the process that we're using in increasing transparency and communication with the public,» Saladino said Tuesday without providing further comment on the social media accounts.
Anti fracking activists, including Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, attempted to present the state's environmental agency with over 200,000 comments, on the last day of a public comment period on the gas drilling process.
Mahoney emphasized that the governor is not directing the process, despite suspicions voiced by some residents at public comment sessions on the Consensus report.
Commenting on the topic of the symposium, Comrade Sunmonu noted that the NLC chose the topic - «the change Nigeria needs and the role of workers in the process of change» to educate and enlighten the public on the role of government to effect positive change they voted for.
Several Syracuse residents who attended last night's public comment session on the proposed government consolidation say they're worried it's a bad idea because they will lose their voice in the process.
Typically, the process calls for a 30 - day public comment period to allow citizens and agencies to weigh in on the scoping document and bring forth additional issues to be addressed.
Currently, the Department of Environmental Conservation is reviewing over 60,000 public comments on the gas drilling process.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is asking the federal government to extend the public comment period on proposed new lease sales for offshore wind in the New York Bight, a step that could delay the process for up to six months.
Any subsequent rulemaking regarding maritime commerce on the Hudson River will continue to be conducted through a transparent process of public notice and comment
Yesterday the Senate took public comments in a forum on its redistricting process.
In a written response to questions about Cuomo's impact on the PSC process, officials at the agency said they will make their decision based on information in the case, including public comments.
In a written response to questions about Cuomo's impact on the PSC process, officials at the agency say they will make their decision based on information in the case, including public comments.
The directive comes on the heels of an investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who alleges the process was rife with fraud, including the fraudulent use of 2 million Americans» identities during the FCC's public comment period.
He wouldn't go on tape, but cautions it is very early in the public process of hearings, meetings and the public comment period, and stresses the company does care about the people who own the land it would like to use for transporting energy.
Conroy says the Coast Guard could hold public meetings in 2017 if the process moves on from the comment phase to the rulemaking phase.
In New York State, officials seeking to lift a 2010 moratorium on fracking are sifting through 40,000 public comments on a proposal to regulate the process.
The proposed rule, which the public can comment on for the next 60 days, would create a new permitting process for scientific research with captive chimpanzees.
As part of the revision or development process, the SNMMI Committee on Procedure Standards will seek public comment on draft documents in order to ensure we are creating the most accurate guidelines.
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).
The APA notice - and - comment process recognizes that changes may be made to the proposed rule based on the public comments received, but the courts have required that any changes made in the final rule be of a type that could have been reasonably anticipated by the public — a logical outgrowth of the proposal.
The informal rulemaking process, which often is referred to as «notice - and - comment rulemaking,» requires that an agency first issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposal before it can issue a final rule.
Social communities like GoodReads allow people to share their reading lists with each other, comment on books they want to read and develop a public board with all the books they have read or are in the process of reading.
«With networked news where events are often being reported and discussed on social media — and their own journalism is subject to comment and sharing — they share this process with the public, live, as they are working.
Writing in the Guardian recently, the social critic George Monbiot commented, «So I don't blame people for giving up on politics... When a state - corporate nexus of power has bypassed democracy and made a mockery of the voting process, when an unreformed political system ensures that parties can be bought and sold, when politicians [of the main parties] stand and watch as public services are divvied up by a grubby cabal of privateers, what is left of this system that inspires us to participate?»
The Cuomo administration has restarted the entire review process for fracking in New York State, opening up a new period of public commenting, pusing off a decision on permitting hydraulic fracturing into 2013 at earliest.
I have documented my experiences with the C.C.S.P. process, for example, in a Public Comment on the C.C.S.P. 1.1 report [/ / www.climatesci.org/publications/pdf/NR-143.pdf], and in the Appendix of / / www.climatesci.org/publications/pdf/Testimony-written.pdf with respect to two chapters of the 2007 IPCC report.
Perhaps most importantly, the court decided this suspension was illegal in part because regulators did not provide a meaningful opportunity for you — the public — to comment on suspending the rule, underscoring the importance of your voice in this process.
Also newsworthy is the Trump Administration's capricious process for public participation and comment on the release of a draft 5 - year plan for outer continental shelf offshore drilling in U.S. federal waters, including Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's back - and - forth exemption of Florida and the inclusion of Arctic leases.
The utility's internal investigation pins the blame on The Hawthorn Group, a public relations firm with a history of reportedly questionable involvement in comment processes.
We are in the process of putting the final touches on our Public Comment concerning the Department of Energy's use of the social cost of carbon in its recent rulemaking regulating the energy efficiency of microwave ovens.
The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed repeal of the CPP was published in the Federal Register on October 10th, triggering a lengthy review and public comment process — plus legal battles that could stretch on for years.
Since its proposal in 2011, Gateway Pacific has been plagued by delays and financial setbacks, and has faced unprecedented community opposition including more than 124,000 public comments on a scoping process in 2012.
This process would allow for a formal public comment period and more detailed hearings on this matter.
All interested parties are invited to submit comments on farms currently undergoing the Rainforest Alliance Certified ™ certification process with RA - Cert, and to review Public Summary reports for completed audits on agriculture enterprises that have been certified by RA - Cert.
The FDA Law Blog linked yesterday to a Federal Register notice requesting public comments on the Federal Trade Commission's proposed issuance of «compulsory process orders» to major food and beverage manufacturers, seeking details about marketing efforts directed at children.
At the blog of the Sunlight Foundation, Daniel Schuman writes that what's missing from the site is public comment on the design process and computer - friendly bulk access to the underlying data.
They're in the process of revising their constitution at the moment, and one feature of the process is the invitation to the public to comment on committee drafts as they're presented online.
Ontario Condo Law Blog Comments due for Stage 1 Findings Report on Condo Act Review Following Stage 1 of Ontario's Condo Act Review last fall, a findings report was issued in January 2013 by Canada's Public Policy Forum, the facilitators spearheading the review process.
We also met with representatives of the National Governors» Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of Public Health Statistics and Information Systems, and a number of other state organizations to discuss the framework for the proposed rule, issues of special interests to the states, and the process for providing comments on the proposed rule.
The Standing Committee, which has shepherded the process of review of these model rules, will sponsor a public forum to hear comments on its working draft of proposed changes during the upcoming ABA Midyear Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
There are comments on my blog from judges which are wholly appropriate, which serve to help the public understand the judicial process, and to elucidate the difficulties for the court of dealing with litigants in person.
It will take some time for this to happen, however, as the agencies will have to go through the normal process of drafting the regulations and allowing a public comment period on them.
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