Sentences with phrase «public review process by»

The proposals have already undergone the public review process by the Community Boards in Queens.

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The Morgan Stanley presentation was requested by Founders and Board to have options for review and informed the decision - making process for all — and everyone agreed with the decision that the company would not go public in 2018.»

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.

Maternal mortality review committees can play a key role in this process, public health experts say, by identifying pregnancy - related deaths that might otherwise be overlooked, analyzing the factors contributing to those deaths, and translating the lessons into policy changes.

We are also taking steps to make energy development on public lands easier by reviewing and streamlining our business processes to serve industry and the American public.

«New Zealand Dairy Companies Review», published in April by TDB Advisory (TDB), reviews the performance of Fonterra's milk processing competitors in NZ, the four that make their financial reports public — OCD, Synlait, Tatua and Westland.

The Queens Borough Board's evaluation of the proposed amendments is part of a six - month citywide public review process that began in late September as mandated by the City Charter, and includes separate reviews by Community Boards and Borough Presidents, as well as by the City Planning Commission around mid-December.

The proposed subsequent review by an independent monitor would add a level of scrutiny, thereby enhancing public confidence in the process itself,» Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement.

While rezoning for the site is still going through the public land use review process, the plan has been approved by Community Board 4, Bronx Borough President Reuben Diaz Jr,, and the City Planning Commission.

As part of its process of reviewing this report, I was called upon by the public accounts committee to testify as to my experience of how the system works in practice, as an immigration solicitor in a large city firm.

If the 1961 law were found to be invalid, the development might fall into a category called a major concession — defined by the Department of City Planning as any privately run enterprise bigger than 15,000 square feet sited on public land — and thus subject to another public review process.

In announcing the postponement in a statement, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said, «After reviewing concerns raised by parents and public officials about this year's Citywide and Community Education Council elections, I have concluded that the process could and should have been handled better.»

Throughout the budget process, she said, «the Council's ability to fulfill its Charter - mandated review and oversight role was hindered by the administration's delay in providing vital information, despite public assurances that documents and data would be provided promptly.»

This week's filing, Chin and Brewer note, «was made under the new law, so (the) application will proceed directly to technical review and then will be referred out by the Department of City Planning for the public review process.»

The building is currently owned by the city, and will be jointly owned by the Cooper Square Committee and ACF after its expected approval as part of the city's public land use review process, according to Herrick.

The non-binding community board vote to approve the project came on the heels of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) setting in motion the public review process, known as the Uniform Land - Use Review Procedure (ULURP), on January 29 by officially obtaining permission to move forward with the initial project design and chosen developer, RAL Companies & Affiliatereview process, known as the Uniform Land - Use Review Procedure (ULURP), on January 29 by officially obtaining permission to move forward with the initial project design and chosen developer, RAL Companies & AffiliateReview Procedure (ULURP), on January 29 by officially obtaining permission to move forward with the initial project design and chosen developer, RAL Companies & Affiliates LLC.

At a recent Community Education Council meeting, Jamie Smarr, executive director of the DOE's Educational Construction Fund, reassured parents that the sale of the schools would be subject to public review under the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP), which requires a vote by the City Coreview under the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP), which requires a vote by the City CoReview Process (ULURP), which requires a vote by the City Council.

This makes the process more effective and efficient by allowing the NRC review and a public COL hearing to focus on remaining issues related to plant ownership, design issues not earlier resolved, and organization and operational programs.

Diffenbaugh said the congressman and the scientists had «a very pleasant and positive discussion about the level of scientific understanding that we have about the climate system, the institutions of science by which we conduct our day - to - day work and the peer - review process, and how public decisions are made within the context of scientific understanding.

The researchers offer four steps for improving the review process: develop methodological standards for evaluating evidence used to back off - label drug recommendations; combine the findings into one «single, rigorously developed resource» rather than five inconsistent reference guides; assess whether those reviewing and determining off - label drug use policies have potential financial conflicts of interest; and make the compendia listings, which currently are only available by subscription, free to the public.

Again, in this letter, OCR has attempted to establish regulatory policy unilaterally by setting forth «guidelines» that have not been subject to the usual process of public comment and interagency review.

Each student - created Webfolio goes on the student's Web site and is checked by other students — whom Nellen refers to as «scholars» — in a process of peer review that makes each student's work public.

The process set forth in the Public Review of Alabama's English and Math Standards announced 10/6/2014, is an apparent ploy to placate parents who see their children hurt by the imposition of common core standards, methodology, curriculum and assessments.

In addition to a re-write of the process by which state education officials issue A-F ratings to Indiana schools — among other matters — House Bill 1427 calls for a legislative review, public hearings and a fiscal analysis of the Common Core.

Reviewing academic standards is an arduous task that is typically handled by the State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction, which reviews standards on a five - year cycle and involves hundreds of stakeholders in the process.

In addition, curriculum in normal public schools has to pass a lengthy public review process and a public vote by a publicly elected school board.

In court papers, the union also argued that changes in the teacher evaluation process must be negotiated through collective bargaining agreements and that any disputes should be reviewed by the state Public Employment Relations Board.

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).

by reviewing the process that the Federal Transit Administration uses to resolve discrimination complaints filed by members of the public.

Using a review unit provided by Kobo and a personal New York Public Library (NYPL) account, LJ explored the process.

I asked him by e-mail to characterize the value of this relatively new process of public review.

We are also taking steps to make energy development on public lands easier by reviewing and streamlining our business processes to serve industry and the American public.

There have been prominent recent calls for the review and synthesis process to take place in public, for instance by adopting a wiki - style drafting mechanism.

«Following its rigorous peer review and public comment process, we are honored to have our hard work recognized by the American Carbon Registry.

These local officials were decision makers, and policy makers that were exposed to ISI that had not gone through the peer review process that is required by NOAA policy before public release.

From the EGU.eu website» after having passed a rapid access peer review process manuscripts submitted to EGU two - stage - journals will be published first of all in the «Discussions» part of the website of that journal being then subject to interactive public discussions initiated by alerting the corresponding scientific community.

Meant to ensure the integrity and objectivity of scientific studies, the peer review process has been repeatedly perverted by academic and business interests to prevent information that would disrupt existing paradigms from reaching public attention.

Assuming that is genuinely our goal, I would suggest that we begin by offering an amnesty to the Team, to give them some room to come out of their trenches, and then try to develop some new standards for peer review processes, data archiving and sharing, and publications of «summaries» of technical work for the public, or at least for governmental or pseudo-governmental bodies.

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 dismissal of Andrew Frank, spokesman for anti-oil-sands group ForestEthics, comes amid an increasingly tense atmosphere among environmental groups — especially those registered as charities, whose public advocacy is supposed to be limited — that have come under fire by the federal government for harbouring «radicals» intent on «hijacking» the review process for Gateway.

Scientists may think peer review is a great process for insuring quality, but the track record seen by the public doesn't show that it is.

The Court recurrently emphasises the notion that ensuring transparency in the decision - making process necessarily involves review by the public.

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The agency confirmed its view that s 204 appeals did not fall within the category of public law introduced by LASPO 2012, following a formal review process.

By articulating reasons, even if brief, the sentencing judge not only assures reviewing courts (and the public) that the sentencing process is a reasoned process but also helps that process evolve... [H] is reasoned sentencing judgment... can provide relevant information to both the court of appeals and ultimately the Sentencing Commission.

These problems with transparency in the review process are compounded by the fact that the Minister's decisions are not made public.

An independent review process in Canada would play a vital role in restoring public confidence in the criminal justice system that has been shaken by the number of wrongful convictions.

Job candidates» public online profiles are often reviewed by employers and recruiters as part of the hiring process.

Chief Justice Fraser would have granted the applicants public interest standing and reviewed the chambers judge's conclusion that the application was an abuse of process because it was not brought before the courts by way of the proper legal vehicle.

We invite member states of the OECD to protect the open Internet and make a public commitment to opposing Internet filtering and blocking by intermediaries, to affirm existing limitations on intermediaries» liability, and to support due process and judicial review of allegedly illegal content and behavior.