Office of the Ombudsman at the Environmental Protection Agency: Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session on S. 606, a Bill to Provide Additional Authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency, June 25, 2002U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - 129 pages |
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... receive written testimony and it will remain open until July 7. I know that a number of you visited some of my ... received from my constituents in Lower Manhattan with re- gards to this question about the EPA ombudsman . This woman ...
... receive written testimony and it will remain open until July 7. I know that a number of you visited some of my ... received from my constituents in Lower Manhattan with re- gards to this question about the EPA ombudsman . This woman ...
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... received at the ombudsman hearings . We heard from residents , workers , business owners , city and State elected officials , firefighters , police officers , parents and the New York City Board of Education . We would have liked to ...
... received at the ombudsman hearings . We heard from residents , workers , business owners , city and State elected officials , firefighters , police officers , parents and the New York City Board of Education . We would have liked to ...
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... receive , inves- tigate and resolve complaints . Perhaps the best way is to make the Ombudsman an arm of Congress ... received in the way of handling the Office of Ombudsman , so I want to com- mend you for the work that you have done ...
... receive , inves- tigate and resolve complaints . Perhaps the best way is to make the Ombudsman an arm of Congress ... received in the way of handling the Office of Ombudsman , so I want to com- mend you for the work that you have done ...
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... receive complaints and allegations from the public regarding EPA's pro- grams and operations . We receive hotline complaints through our toll - free number , through correspondence , through in - person visits and over the Internet ...
... receive complaints and allegations from the public regarding EPA's pro- grams and operations . We receive hotline complaints through our toll - free number , through correspondence , through in - person visits and over the Internet ...
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... received a direct commu- nication from the Administrator that she was deliberating and would make a decision shortly . I then heard on November 27 that a decision had been made , that the National Ombudsman function would be folded into ...
... received a direct commu- nication from the Administrator that she was deliberating and would make a decision shortly . I then heard on November 27 that a decision had been made , that the National Ombudsman function would be folded into ...
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Page 51 - Yet the pressures on agencies for favorable action one way or the other are enormous. The suggestion that Congress can stop action which is undesirable is true in theory; yet even Congress is too remote to give meaningful direction and its machinery is too ponderous to use very often. The federal agencies of which I speak are not venal or corrupt. But they are notoriously under the control of powerful interests who manipulate them through advisory committees, or friendly working relations, or who...
Page 65 - Chairman, this concludes my prepared statement. I would be pleased to respond to any questions that you or other Members of the Committee may have at this time.
Page 72 - Our organization investigates, exposes, and seeks to remedy systemic abuses of power, mismanagement, and subservience by the federal government to powerful special interests. Founded in...
Page 78 - Committtee on Environment and Public Works, US Senate, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: On behalf of the American Bar...
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Page 56 - Federal agencies; (5) to have direct and prompt access to the head of the establishment involved when necessary for any purpose pertaining to the performance of functions and responsibilities under this Act; (6) to select, appoint, and, employ such officers and employees as may be necessary...
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