Nomination of Kathleen A. McGinty: Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of Kathleen A. McGinty to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, September 27, 1995U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 205 pages |
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... estimated to be twice those figures . We have worked with Ms. McGinty a number of times as she has worked to promote and coordinate environmental policies and to help related industries to reduce paperwork , overlap , and duplication ...
... estimated to be twice those figures . We have worked with Ms. McGinty a number of times as she has worked to promote and coordinate environmental policies and to help related industries to reduce paperwork , overlap , and duplication ...
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... estimate how much forage is available for grazing and in what areas . The Forest Service , the ranchers , and the public will jointly determine indicators of range health . The new model will expedite the NEPA analysis ; put the experts ...
... estimate how much forage is available for grazing and in what areas . The Forest Service , the ranchers , and the public will jointly determine indicators of range health . The new model will expedite the NEPA analysis ; put the experts ...
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... estimates provided by the Forest Service ( FS ) and Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) as of 10/12/95 . All data is for sales greater than $ 2,000 in value . Approximately 529 timber sales have been offered by the BLM and the FS in ...
... estimates provided by the Forest Service ( FS ) and Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) as of 10/12/95 . All data is for sales greater than $ 2,000 in value . Approximately 529 timber sales have been offered by the BLM and the FS in ...
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... estimate that 5,600 jobs have been or will be created in the region . The Department of Labor estimates that three - fourths of all participants in worker retraining administered by the Job Training Partnership Act are placed within a ...
... estimate that 5,600 jobs have been or will be created in the region . The Department of Labor estimates that three - fourths of all participants in worker retraining administered by the Job Training Partnership Act are placed within a ...
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... estimate how much forage is available for grazing and in what areas . The Forest Service , the ranchers , and the public will jointly determine indicators of range health . The new model will expedite the NEPA analysis ; put the experts ...
... estimate how much forage is available for grazing and in what areas . The Forest Service , the ranchers , and the public will jointly determine indicators of range health . The new model will expedite the NEPA analysis ; put the experts ...
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Page 2 - Council"). The Council shall be composed of three members who shall be appointed by the President to serve at his pleasure, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 2 - ... it is the continuing policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations, to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony...
Page 176 - ... (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of. or otherwise managed.
Page 3 - State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations, to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfil the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans.
Page 2 - ... to appraise programs and activities of the Federal Government in the light of the policy...
Page 106 - Conference on Environment and Development held in June, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro...
Page 24 - Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office on Environmental Policy...
Page 176 - Half-life. The time it takes for one-half of any given number of unstable atoms to decay. Each isotope has its own characteristic half life.
Page 181 - The ability of a substance to cause damage to living tissue: impairment of the central nervous system: severe illness; or (in extreme cases) death when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed by the skin.
Page 177 - Different forms of the same chemical element that differ only by the number of neutrons in their nucleus. Most elements have more than one naturally occurring isotope. Many more isotopes have been produced in reactors and scientific laboratories. K Reactor. A plutonium and tritium production reactor at the Savannah River Site. started in 1 954 and shut down in 1988. The code name "K