Sentences with phrase «regulatory rule making»

This finding was successfully defended in the courts in 2010, with the practical effect that the climate science contained in IPCC 2007 AR4 is now the law of the land for purposes of regulatory rule making.
For what 8of9 does, automation of the regulatory rules makes it easier to see clearly where the disharmony is among regulators exists.

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In fact, a recent study in the American Journal of Public Health finds that the EPA «has moved away from the public interest and explicitly favored the interests of the regulated industries,» and is on the slippery slope to what scholars term «regulatory capture,» in which a government agency makes rules in the interest of an industry it's supposed to regulate rather than the public.
The central role of this independent regulatory agency is to protect investors in the financial markets by making sure that publicly traded companies play by the rules.
Unless the head of an agency certifies that a proposed Rule is not likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, section 604 of the RFA requires that the agency present a final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) describing the Rule's impact on small entities and explaining how the agency made its decisions with respect to the application of the Rule to small entities.
For example, new rules or regulatory policies might require the former group to reorient portfolios or dispose of holdings after commitments had been made.
Delegations were led by the chief negotiators for the three countries, who indicated that progress was made in the areas of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules, customs, trade facilitation, telecommunications, good regulatory practices, anti-corruption, market access for goods, technical barriers to trade (TBT), digital trade, and some sectoral annexes.
The new School Meal Flexibility Rule... reflects USDA's commitment, made in a May proclamation to work with program operators, school nutrition professionals, industry, and other stakeholders to develop forward - thinking strategies to ensure school nutrition standards are both healthful and practical... This action reflects a key initiative of USDA's Regulatory Reform Agenda, developed in response to the President's Executive Order to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens.
The Project Sunlight database provides information on meetings between government representatives and outside individuals relating to state procurement, rate - making, regulatory matters, agency - based judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings, and the adoption or repeal of rules and regulations, according to a Cuomo press release.
This is because the Supreme Court has ruled that, when a grant of regulatory authority «lay [s] down by legislative act an intelligible principle to which the person or body authorized to [act] is directed to conform», Congress is not unconstitutionally delegating its ability to make laws.
The state has been operating under a de facto moratorium since 2008 when it comes to hydrofracking after the state missed multiple regulatory deadlines for the rule - making process.
To determine the level of a particular pollutant in drinking water — which the EPA does before making a regulatory ruling on it — the agency relies on analytic testing methods so insensitive that they can not identify the contaminants at levels expected to cause health effects.
That is the implication of a series of rulings by Ofcom, the regulatory body for responsible for upholding broadcast standards in the UK, on complaints made about a British TV documentary called The Great Global Warming Swindle.
And then work by ourselves, but also work outside of the consortium, has made it much clearer that the evolutionary rules for regulatory elements are different from those for protein - coding elements.
All this is necessary to comply with rules imposed by the Drug Enforcement Agency to make sure drugs meant for research don't end up on the street, says Heike Newman, a senior regulatory manager at the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus, where Lindley's study will take place.
The regulatory risk aversion misses the point that this is a pilot project, where the goal should be to learn how to make federal funding do more for students — not defend existing allocation rules.
In partnership with the OAs, develops drug and alcohol rules and procedures, and makes appropriate regulatory modifications for regulated transportation workplace testing.
The following chronological list of DBE and ACDBE rulemaking actions serve as essential regulatory resources for understanding the mechanics of the program and the additions, changes, or rescissions the Department made to the rule text over time
The CMB has given market participants a transition period of 45 days, in which to implement the new regulatory rules and to make sure open positions confirm with the new laws.
If regulatory reform makes nominating directors a simpler and cheaper process — which the SEC's proposed «proxy access» rules do — then the «tools of Internet and social networking» become potent weapons that act to level the playing field for the smaller investor.
As a regulatory board, it was established to enforce the current legislation — it actually does not have the authority to make new rules.
The authors of the study point to other regulatory and legislative acts, including the «order precedence rule,» commonly known as the «Manning Rule» after a legal case against Charles Schwab, the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act, which saw the end of the Glass - Steagall Act of 1933 and formally allowed the combination of commercial banks, securities firms and insurance companies, Regulation Fair Disclosure, which devalued stock research, and the Global Settlement ruling, which has made research coverage tougher for issuers to secrule,» commonly known as the «Manning Rule» after a legal case against Charles Schwab, the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act, which saw the end of the Glass - Steagall Act of 1933 and formally allowed the combination of commercial banks, securities firms and insurance companies, Regulation Fair Disclosure, which devalued stock research, and the Global Settlement ruling, which has made research coverage tougher for issuers to secRule» after a legal case against Charles Schwab, the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act, which saw the end of the Glass - Steagall Act of 1933 and formally allowed the combination of commercial banks, securities firms and insurance companies, Regulation Fair Disclosure, which devalued stock research, and the Global Settlement ruling, which has made research coverage tougher for issuers to secure.
The revised Directive makes the regulatory framework as predictable as possible in order to boost stability and rule out policy - induced volatility.
If the EPA's two - prong regulatory framework were to be properly designed and implemented strictly according existing rules, it could be operated at a fairly modest administrative cost and be made virtually bulletproof against lawsuits.
As long as the EPA properly follows its existing and well - tested regulatory rule - making processes and procedures; and as long as the anti-carbon regulations are themselves fair and impartial in their application, then this two - prong regulatory attack on carbon emissions can be made bulletproof against the threat of lawsuits.
While Jackson acknowledged that the agency is beginning that regulatory process, she made it clear that EPA rules would take months to finalize.
Can anyone explain to me why the hypothetical ECS value from an unrealistic step function forcing of the climate, as computed from climate models, is an appropriate metric for the EPA to us in making a 300 year projection of AGW as required by regulatory rules?
That would make the United States the only country to enact draconian climate and energy rules in the midst of a recession — sending millions of jobs overseas, where energy prices and regulatory regimes are more hospitable and governments believe people have a right to better lives.
Leaving aside the impact of the oil and gas methane rule itself, a steadily escalating $ 100 / ton CO2 regulatory penalty post — 2020 will make building any new gas power plants — except as demand peak cover for renewables — a fool's game.
Last August, a U.S. federal appeals court rejected an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would have required manufacturers to replace HFCs with more climate - friendly substitutes, saying the agency lacks the regulatory authority to compel companies to make the switch.
The dubious legal basis of both the Tailoring Rule and EPA's efforts to bully States into immediately amending their permit programs» now impose a terrible uncertainty tax on our struggling economy, as no business is able to make plans or investments in reliance on a regulatory scheme so clearly at odds with the plain language of the Act.»
As a closing example of the sloppiness of the Nordhaus and Shellenberger polemic, consider this sentence: «To be sure, the effort to reduce and stabilize global greenhouse gas emissions will require a major regulatory effort to make sure that everyone is playing by the same rules, provide a stable investment environment for nations and businesses, and increase the cost of fossil fuels relative to cleaner energy sources.»
Linklaters is a top - 5 London law firm, offers «Blue Flag,» a Web - based service that consists of related advisory services including, for example, regulatory compliance advice for business managers in financial institutions, advice for derivatives professionals on making sure transactions are binding, summaries of shareholder disclosure rules by country with links to detailed information, and interpretive materials on the regulations governing fund managers.
«But we can not either duck that by trying to make everything equivalent to reserved through regulatory rules or assume that the answer is that everything is reserved to lawyers.»
Again, some of the other rules make some regulatory sense and substitutes have to be found; in other case the rule may simply be dropped for virtual practices.
Although the Task Force says that this is the province of the voluntary bar associations, these voluntary bars need to come together and create a state or regional association that represents the interests of its members, lobbies on its own behalf, demands transparency from the WSBA and the Court, has a seat at any table where rules are made that affect lawyers and clients, and otherwise keeps close tabs on the regulatory, political, and corporate machinations that directly impact lawyers and our clients.
Projects under consideration include: proportionality of regulatory penalties and forms of redress; Brexit implications for trade and investment; tensions between national and international human rights standards; public decision making — best practice and capacity building; rule of law training and resources for boards and senior managers.
Limits of «reasonableness» on ethical and practice rules: Implied limits on the powers of professional regulatory bodies to superintend their professions was illustrated by the B.C. Supreme Court's decision that a college unreasonably exercised its by - law making powers in Sobeys West Inc. v. College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, 2014 BCSC 1414 (under appeal).
Potential remedies include structural reforms (e.g. rule - making, guidance and / or proposing enhanced self - regulation), or firm - specific changes (e.g. varying regulatory permissions, public censure and / or financial penalties).
SciReg Lab teaches students about the use of emerging science and technology in the regulatory agencies and courts through the drafting and submission of comments to federal rule - makings and amicus briefs.
All the tax benefits and deductions are applicable as per current tax law amendments made by the current ruling body or the regulatory authority.
She thinks there is going to need to be some kind of regulatory oversight to make sure the rules are followed.
In this opinion piece, Acheson discusses upcoming regulatory changes in Europe, explaining how trends in payments rule - making may unexpectedly align with those in the blockchain sector.
The United States is starting to catch up to Europe at making buildings green, as politics begin to shift, states and major cities sign on with regulatory rules and more global - minded firms embrace energy efficiency, according to Charles...
The bill would require the EPA to withdraw their «Waters of the U.S.» proposed rule and start the regulatory process from scratch, making sure there is a comprehensive scientific analysis and robust public review and comment period.
The first is through leadership changes at the various regulatory agencies charged with rule - making.
B. Individuals who are actively engaged in the real estate profession other than as sole proprietors, partners, corporate officers, or branch office managers, in order to qualify for REALTOR ® Membership, shall at the time of application, be associated either as an employee or as an independent contractor with a Designated REALTOR ® Member of the Association or a Designated REALTOR ® Member of another Association (if a Secondary Member) and maintain a current, valid Florida real estate broker's or salesperson's license or be licensed, registered, or certified by an appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the appraisal of real property, shall complete, within sixty (60) days of making application, a course of instruction covering the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Association, the Bylaws of the State Association, and the Constitution and Bylaws and Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, shall pass such reasonable and nondiscriminatory written examination thereon as may be required by the Board of Directors, and shall agree in writing or by electronic agreement that if elected to membership they will abide by the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, and by the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations of the local Board, State Association, and the National Association.
A housing recovery is key to America's economic strength, and NAR wants to make sure that any proposed legislation and regulatory rules or changes to current programs and incentives help address industry issues and don't further exacerbate problems within the fragile real estate industry.
To make the impact of the BASEL III rule more clear, NAR regulatory analyst Charlie Dawson and Senior Economist Ken Fears sit down for a discussion that gets at the heart of the issue in this 4 - minute video.
Finally, as appropriate, the final rule incorporates related statutory and regulatory requirements into § 1026.19 and makes conforming amendments.
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