Sentences with phrase «setting federal standards»

Section 433 is a «cornerstone» piece of legislation because it adopts the 2030 Challenge targets and sets a federal standard specifically for reducing the use of fossil fuels in federal building operations.

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THE Federal Privacy Commissioner has effectively set a new standard for the debt collection industry as a result of a settlement with Alliance Factoring.

Despite the President's federal agenda, California — which has the largest automobile market in the country — can set its own standards thanks to a waiver in the Clean Air Act, which grants the state considerable influence over the auto industry, the Times reports.

The following are some facts about diesel car engines, the tailpipe pollution they emit and the «defeat device» software that federal regulators say VW used to circumvent emissions standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California.

109 For most of the last century, enforcers reviewed vertical integration under the same standards as horizontal mergers, as set out in the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) home loans, which do receive federal backing, have their own set of standards for debt ratios, credit scoresFederal Housing Administration (FHA) home loans, which do receive federal backing, have their own set of standards for debt ratios, credit scoresfederal backing, have their own set of standards for debt ratios, credit scores, etc..

Unlike federal loan servicers, private lenders aren't held to a specific standard set of protections.

The Canada Health Act is a case in point: the provinces deliver health programs, and the federal government provides resources and, to some degree, sets national standards.

For that they need programs such as the federal «Goals 2000» Act, which sets up national standards in education for «gender - equitable and multicultural» teaching.

People like you are why the federal government needs to set standards that all companies must adhere to.

«We were the first dairy processor to elevate milk from a commodity to a specialty food by establishing the North Coast Excellence Certified (NCEC) program — setting some of the most rigorous standards in the dairy industry which surpass those of the state and federal governments.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) said today that the enormous costs, complexities and challenges for food manufacturers to comply with Vermont's food labeling mandate show the critical need for Congress to pass federal legislation setting a uniform national food labeling standard.

(Washington, D.C.)-- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) said today that the enormous costs, complexities and challenges for food manufacturers to comply with Vermont's food labeling mandate show the critical need for Congress to pass federal legislation setting a uniform national food labeling standard.

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Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz said: «We are pleased that the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the authority of the federal government to set compositional staFederal Court of Appeal has upheld the authority of the federal government to set compositional stafederal government to set compositional standards.

Beyond federal Section 204 requirements, the policy sets nutritional standards for foods outside the National School Lunch Program concerning fat, sodium, sugars, and serving size limits; prohibits certain foods of minimal nutritional value during the school day; requires minimum eating times of at least 15 minutes for breakfast and 20 minutes for lunch; requires there be at least 30 minutes for physical activity per day; and includes minimum data collection and reporting requirements.

Beyond federal Section 204 requirements, the policy sets nutritional standards for foods outside the National School Lunch Program concerning total fat, saturated fat, sugars, and serving size limits.

All Mattresses meet Sealy Crib all standards set by its CPSC and those of the Flammability federal Standard the 16 CFR 1633.

Would - be swimmers will still get advisories up and down the lakefront letting them know if bacteria levels exceed federal water quality standards set by theU.S.

Promulgated by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), the agency which administers the state's federal school lunch program, the «Texas School Nutrition Policy» regulates the time and place in which competitive foods and beverages may be sold and also sets nutrition standards for those items.

It has been tested for side impact and has proven to be one of the best currently on the market This seat has been engineered and crash tested to exceed US standards set by FMVSS 213 (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No 213).

While I was unable to find what sort of cushions are used for this seat, the manufacturer of claims that it exceeds federal safety standards set by the US.

-- BreathableBaby Recalls Wearable Blanket Due to Choking Hazard — Target Recalls Children's Sitting Stools Due to Fall Hazard — Infinitoy Recalls Softimals Toy Sets Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazard — Trail Crest Recalls Children's Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard — Toys R Us Recalls Journey Girl Travel Trunks Due to Laceration Hazard — The Children's Place Recalls Footed Pajamas Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard — Hachette Book Group Recalls Children's Books Due To Choking and Laceration Hazards — Be Amazing!

Would - be swimmers will still get advisories up and down the lakefront letting them know if bacteria levels exceed federal water quality standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Manufacturers do their own testing according to a set of federal standards before putting a car seat on the market.

Some large retailers lowered the acceptable level of lead in toys well before the federal government set new standards this summer as part of a CPSC overhaul.

As of now, regulations regarding nutrition and physical activity practices in child - care settings are limited and vary widely among and within U.S. states (the regulation of formal child - care settings primarily occurs at the state level though Head Start programs, which are subject to federal performance standards).

All car seats manufactured today must be designed to meet stringent safety standards set by the Federal government.

The DockATot ® has been rigorously tested and is fully compliant with both federal law and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission proposed standards, setting a new standard for baby lounger design and comfort.

The car seat needs to meet, and exceed, all safety standards and regulations set forth by the federal government.

This summer the administration delayed a federal rule set to take effect in July, that increased the penalty for automakers who built vehicles that did not meet minimum fuel efficiency standards.

Secondly, Bush's compassionate conservatism was a moralising doctrine, which assumed that society's basic moral standards were in decline and set the federal government the task of improving them.

WASHINGTON - Federal environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards «too high.»

Not coincidentally, Gov. Cuomo picked Wednesday to call on the federal government to set new national water standards for towns under 10,000.

The state's Department of Health, which applies federal standards and sets its own, has been criticized for failing to devote sufficient resources to the issue.

The DOT can only install a traffic signal if the volume of cars and pedestrians meets standards set by the federal government, and in this case, it does not, the DOT has said in the past.

Further reducing federal investment in these kinds of foundational goods will set back the country even further — undermining economic growth, causing standards of living to stagnate, and putting prosperity at risk for future generations of Americans.

The only national cybersecurity regulation is a set of eight standards approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — but these only apply to producers of high - voltage electricity.

The hearing provided the most formal legal test yet of whether fMRI lie detection meets the so - called Daubert standard for admitting evidence in federal court, and as such it could set an important precedent.

But the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-- empowered by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 (and amended in 1986 and 1996) to set national safety standards — has urged communities since 1996 to cut back on chlorine, which produces harmful by - products when added to water, including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids, known cancer - causing agents.

Since there is no federal standard for arsenic in most food, Consumer Reports compared the samples with the standard set for drinking water in New Jersey: 5 micrograms per liter, the strictest regulation in the nation.

«I think it's going to raise the bar for non-NIH-funded research, because federal government standards in research generally, with animal and human subjects, tend to set the tone, to set the pace for everybody,» says Gregory Kaebnick, a bioethicist at the Hastings Center in Garrison, New York.

Under today's federal standards, average vehicle fuel efficiency is set to rise to 54.5 mpg for cars and small trucks by 2025.

The researchers also compared the results to federal safety guidelines for seafood consumption and found that the average levels of contaminants were at or below the health standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

After all, standards set in California — the eighth - largest economy in the world on its own — are often adopted at the federal level, ranging from emission standards for vehicles to efficiency settings for appliances.

That's because federal environmental programs have long been based on EPA setting standards and the states implementing them — «cooperative federalism,» as EPA's supporters call it.

That is because California has often set standards more stringent than the federal government's — for example its decades - long efforts to rein in pollution from automobile exhaust, including being the first state to mandate catalytic converters in 1975.

In order to allow all children and families access to ECE, federal and state governments should set uniform family payment standards that increase progressively across low -, moderate -, and higher - income groups, so families pay either no fee or an amount they can reasonably afford, based on established income criteria.

On Thursday (29 December 2011), Judge Lawrence O'Neill of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California issued three separate rulings in a set of federal lawsuits challenging the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)(Rocky Mountain Farmers Union et al v. Goldstene).

Although under some laws HBO may have a right to an award of attorneys» fees and expenses if it prevails in an arbitration, HBO agrees that it will seek such an award only in the event that the substance of your claim or the relief sought has been deemed by the arbitrator to be frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (b)-RRB-.