To Establish Certain Public Buildings Policies for the Federal Government: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, July 28; October 27; November 1 and 3, 1983U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984 - 520 pages |
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Page 485 - Board may, with the consent of the head of the Department, agency, or Instrumentality of the United States concerned...
Page 340 - Schematic Design Studies consisting of drawings and other documents illustrating the scale and relationship of Project components for approval by the Owner.
Page 252 - Director shall, from time to time, make such surveys, general or local, as the conference shall deem expedient. (2) In the course of any survey, the Director shall take Into account local conditions in each Judicial district, Including the areas and the...
Page 486 - Act, is authorized — (1) to modify or waive any such standard, on a case-by-case basis, upon application made by the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States concerned, and upon a determination by the Administrator or Secretary, as the case may be, that such modification or waiver is clearly necessary, and (2) to conduct such surveys and investigations as he deems necessary to insure compliance with such standards.
Page 486 - Act as may be necessary to insure that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.
Page 380 - MSA's are defined by the Office of Management and Budget for use in the presentation of statistics by agencies of the Federal Government. An MSA is a geographic area consisting of a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities which have a high degree of economic and social integration with that nucleus.
Page 485 - August 12, 1968, if such building or facility is subject to standards for design, construction, or alteration issued under authority of the law authorizing such grant or loan...
Page 486 - Waiver. The applicability of the standards set forth in this part may be modified or waived on a case-by-case basis upon application to the Secretary of HUD or, with respect to the college housing program under Title IV of the Housing Act of 1950 (12 USC 1749) and the low-rent public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 USC 1401), to the...
Page 124 - In the process of governing, the Government should not compete with its citizens. The competitive enterprise system, characterized by individual freedom and initiative, is the primary source of national economic strength. In recognition of this principle, it has been and continues to be the general policy of the Government to rely on commercial sources to supply the products and services
Page 205 - ... the investment of the Government within the limit of funds available therefor. Such work shall be performed in leased premises by GSA to the extent that the Government is responsible therefor under the provisions of the lease; and to the extent that the limitations of section 322 of the Economy Act (40 USC 278a) are not exceeded except as otherwise provided by law. (c...