Sentences with phrase «public than any other agency»

By their very nature, newspapers are more directly in touch with the lives and concerns of the British public than any other agency.

Not exact matches

The recent FDA approval for its herpes test was the first public sign the company is making headway on this goal, though the company and the FDA declined to comment to the WSJ on the status of the more than 130 other tests it has submitted to the agency.

The MTA is the state's largest public authority and provides more direct service to New Yorkers than any other state agency or authority.

The union says the commission's chair Trevor Phillips and its 13 other commissioners are going further than the Tory - led government's imposed cuts, proposing a new structure in advance of ministers publishing their plans for the EHRC, and appear to want to strip the agency of almost all of its public service functions.

As the Oct. 7 deadline fast approached, educators at almost 350 public schools across New York City prepared themselves and their school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700 school support staff — including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.

But the Procurement Policy Board, an obscure agency if ever there was one, has decreed that the competitive bidding rules «shall not apply to contract awards made from line item appropriations and / or discretionary funds to community - based not - for - profit organizations or other public service organizations identified by elected city officials other than the mayor and the controller.»

That's a huge jump from the 16,119 full - time seats currently available inside public schools, as well as the more than 3,000 full - time seats available in community - based organizations, according to the joint report prepared by the mayor's office, the Education Department and other agencies.

Eisen adds that implementation of public access policies like the NIH's at other federal agencies would mean delayed rather than immediate access along with a curtailed ability for data mining.

The State of Utah Office of Education offers a typical definition of a private school: «A school that is controlled by an individual or agency other than a governmental entity, which is usually supported primarily by other than public funds, and the operation of whose program rests with someone other than publicly elected or appointed officials.»

DeArmond, Jochim, and Lake (2014) looked at how the issue of governance affects both charters and traditional public schools in high - choice cities and found nearly eight agencies — including school districts, charter authorizers, and other state and local entities — responsible for oversight in the typical municipality, «making patchwork governance the norm, rather than the exception» (p. 15).

Earlier this year, NHTSA held five regional safety summits throughout the country and at headquarters in Washington D.C. Six hundred fifty individuals from more than 100 organizations participated in the summits, including professionals from government, academia, advocacy organizations, public health agencies, and others.

In this piece, Geller tells us: «All other sectors of the industry have consolidated in response to digital disruption — publishers, booksellers, wholesalers and public relations agencies — and yet there are still more than 300 agencies listed in The Writers» & Artists» Yearbook 2015.»

Prohibited acts.A credit services organization, a salesperson, agent, or representative of a credit services organization, or an independent contractor who sells or attempts to sell the services of a credit services organization shall not: (1) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration before completing performance of all services, other than those described in subdivision (2) of this section, which the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer unless the credit services organization has obtained a surety bond or established and maintained a surety account as provided in section 45 - 805; (2) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration for obtaining or attempting to obtain an extension of credit that the credit services organization has agreed to obtain for the buyer before the extension of credit is obtained; (3) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is substantially the same as that available to the general public; (4) Make or use a false or misleading representation in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization, including (a) guaranteeing to erase bad credit or words to that effect unless the representation clearly discloses that this can be done only if the credit history is inaccurate or obsolete and (b) guaranteeing an extension of credit regardless of the person's previous credit problem or credit history unless the representation clearly discloses the eligibility requirements for obtaining an extension of credit; (5) Engage, directly or indirectly, in a fraudulent or deceptive act, practice, or course of business in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; (6) Make or advise a buyer to make a statement with respect to a buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is false or misleading or that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be false or misleading to a consumer reporting agency or to a person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit; or (7) Advertise or cause to be advertised, in any manner whatsoever, the services of a credit services organization without filing a registration statement with the Secretary of State under section 45 - 806 unless otherwise provided by the Credit Services Organization Act.

 No person, peace officer, officer of a humane society, or officer of a pound or animal regulation department of a public agency shall kill any newborn dog or cat whose eyes have not yet opened by any other method than by the use of chloroform vapor or by inoculation of barbiturates.

A releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter shall maintain the original statement and any updates to such statement for so long as the releasing agency has an affiliation with the foster care provider.

(2) For the purposes of this section a «rescue group» is a for - profit or not - for - profit entity, or a collaboration of individuals with at least one of its purposes being the sale or placement of dogs that have been removed from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane shelter or that have been previously owned by any person other than the original breeder of that dog.

A releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter shall comply with the provisions of § 3.2 - 6503.

C. No releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter shall place a companion animal in a foster home with a foster care provider unless the foster care provider has read and signed a statement specifying that the foster care provider has never been convicted of animal cruelty, neglect, or abandonment, and such releasing agency shall update the statement as changes occur.

F. Any releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter that finds a companion animal or receives a companion animal that has not been released by its owner and (i) provides care or safekeeping or (ii) takes possession of such companion animal shall within 48 hours:

H. No releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter shall be operated in violation of any local zoning ordinance.

A releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter that violates any provision of this section, other than subsection G, may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $ 250.

A releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter shall annually submit a summary of such records to the State Veterinarian in a format prescribed by him, wherein a post office box may be substituted for a home address; and

A releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter that places a companion animal in a foster home with a foster care provider shall ensure that the foster care provider complies with § 3.2 - 6503.

If a releasing agency other than a public or private animal shelter finds a direct and immediate threat to a companion animal placed with a foster care provider, it shall report its findings to the animal control agency in the area where the foster care provider is located.

So it's utterly unremarkable to find 49 people, including astronauts and engineers, who would publicly reject James Hansen's view of the dangers posed by unabated emissions of carbon dioxide, or the Obama administration's approach to the space agency's research programs, news releases and other forms of public output on climate, which is markedly different than that of the last Bush administration.

-- The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish generally applicable environmental standards for the protection of the public and the general environment from radioactive material released from facilities that use an advanced fuel recycling process, including facilities to fabricate fuel enriched with actinide elements other than uranium.

Be flexible and open regarding possibilities, such as opportunities with corporations, governmental agencies, public interest groups, or organizations of different sizes and types, or in areas of practice other than those with which you are familiar.

The Committee then listed six different situations where lawyers might consider a more secure communication method than email, including when: 1) communicating highly sensitive or confidential information via email or unencrypted email connections, 2) sending an email to or from an account that the email sender or recipient shares with others, 3) sending an email to a client when it is possible that a third person (such as a spouse in a divorce case) knows the password to the email account, or to an individual client at that client's work email account, especially if the email relates to a client's employment dispute with his employer 4) sending an email from a public computer or a borrowed computer or where the lawyer knows that the emails may be read on a public or borrowed computer or on an unsecure network, 5) sending an email if the lawyer knows that the recipient may access it on devices that are potentially accessible to third persons or are not protected by a password, or 6) sending an email if the lawyer is concerned that the NSA or other law enforcement agency may read the email, with or without a warrant.

First, where other law requires or expressly authorizes information relating to the eligibility for, or enrollment in more than one public program to be shared among such public programs and / or maintained in a single or combined data system, a public agency that is administering a health plan may maintain such a data base and may disclose information relating to such eligibility or enrollment in the health plan to the extent authorized by such other law.

We note that in certain instances eligibility for or enrollment in a health plan that is a government program providing public benefits, such as Medicaid or SCHIP, is determined by an agency other than the agency that administers the program, or individually identifiable health information used to determine enrollment or eligibility in such a health plan is collected by an agency other than the agency that administers the health plan.

Where a health plan that is a government program provides public benefits, such as SCHIP and Medicaid, and where eligibility for, or enrollment in, the health plan is determined by an agency other than the agency administering the health plan, or where the protected health information used to determine enrollment or eligibility in the health plan is collected by an agency other than the agency administering the health plan, and the joint activities are authorized by law, no business associate contract is required with respect to the collection and sharing of individually identifiable health information for the performance of the authorized functions by the health plan and the agency other than the agency administering the health plan.

The UK government consists of more than 20 ministerial departments plus a similar number of non-ministerial departments as well as more than 300 agencies and other public bodies.

Civil Engineer — Duties & Responsibilities Responsible for civil engineering and construction projects valued in excess of $ 60 million Develop exposure to varied construction projects with both military and civilian applications Maintain, update, and create GIS and CADD data for use in Public Works civil engineering projects Coordinate data collection and project management with partner agencies and subcontractors Map utilities, environmental features, cultural resources, infrastructure, communication lines, and other features Utilize GPS and conventional surveying techniques to collect thousands of data points for detailed mapping Create and access spatial datasets in ArcSpatial Data Engine Develop and implement new mapping techniques using GIS software decreasing project turnover by 30 % Design and print large scale maps, drawings, and other items for use in engineering projects Set and strictly adhere to project timelines and budgets Manage construction contract negotiations, implementation, and funding Oversee finances identifying and resolving any errors or deviations of project budgets Direct office operations and support staff ensuring efficient, effective, and professional operations Serve as Civil Engineering instructor at the US Air Force Academy Lead classes in advanced GPS equipment operations, mapping, GIS software, and Terrasync data collection Develop new GIS, GPS, CADD curriculum for more than 1,200 cadets Implement instruction in Airfield Damage Assessment, MOS plotting, and combat skills Build and strengthen professional relationships with commanding officers, support staff, and business partners Perform all tasks with poise, integrity, and positivity

«A Board rule requiring that Board Members attend, on at least a biennial basis, a continuing education program comprised of not more than six (6) cumulative hours of instruction with respect to Board or Member practices that might result in a significant legal vulnerability and possible liability to the Board and its Members, such as violations of anti-trust laws, agency laws, civil rights laws, the Code of Ethics of the National Association, or other similar public policies is not an inequitable limitation upon membership.»

Respectfully, I can't think of any other way to answer than to say the above is a straw man argument since two federal agencies do not squabble in public about one stepping on the other's toes.