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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... recess appointment . Her appointment expires in December of this year , and that is why we are considering her nomination . CEQ was created when the National Environmental Policy Act , NEPA , was signed into law on January 1 , 1970 ...
... recess appointment . Her appointment expires in December of this year , and that is why we are considering her nomination . CEQ was created when the National Environmental Policy Act , NEPA , was signed into law on January 1 , 1970 ...
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... recess appointment . Her appointment expires in De- cember of this year and that is why we are considering her nomination today . CEQ was created by when the National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA ) was signed into law on Jan. 1 ...
... recess appointment . Her appointment expires in De- cember of this year and that is why we are considering her nomination today . CEQ was created by when the National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA ) was signed into law on Jan. 1 ...
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... recess appointment . • • The operational effects of having not one but 13 Prepared statement.
... recess appointment . • • The operational effects of having not one but 13 Prepared statement.
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... recess appointment by President Clinton in Decem- ber 1994. As this committee knows , CEQ does not regulate the pri- vate sector , nor is its mission solely to protect the environment . Rather , as has been noted , CEQ has the unique ...
... recess appointment by President Clinton in Decem- ber 1994. As this committee knows , CEQ does not regulate the pri- vate sector , nor is its mission solely to protect the environment . Rather , as has been noted , CEQ has the unique ...
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... appoint me in a recess appointment , as I laid out in part in the letter that you referred to earlier , was because we wanted to be certain that we did have a duly appointed chair of CEQ in place because of some very pressing matters ...
... appoint me in a recess appointment , as I laid out in part in the letter that you referred to earlier , was because we wanted to be certain that we did have a duly appointed chair of CEQ in place because of some very pressing matters ...
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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 198 - ... (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 106 - Conference on Environment and Development held in June, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro...
Page 1 - Each member shall be a person who as a result of his training, experience, and attainments, is exceptionally well qualified to analyze and interpret environmental trends and information of all kinds; to appraise programs and activities of the Federal Government in the light of the policy set forth in title I of this Act; to be conscious of and responsive to the scientific, economic, social, esthetic, and cultural needs and interests of the Nation...
Page 24 - Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office on Environmental Policy...
Page 198 - 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 203 - 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 79 - Bureau of Land Management. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fish and Wildlife Service...