The occupation-based component includes 95 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations as classified by the federal Standard Occupation Classification system.
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California's allowed to have stricter rules curbing pollution from autos than the federal government does, and other states can choose between the federal standard and California's.
The institute said that vehicles that received good ratings for rollover protection had roofs more than twice as strong as required by the current federal standard, and estimated that such roofs reduced the risk of serious and fatal injury in single-vehicle rollovers by about 50 percent compared with roofs that met the minimum requirement.
It was the worst road accident in New Mexico's history, and it led to road improvements and a new federal safety standard for bridges.
The proposed standard, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, would fulfill Congress' mandate in the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act that hybrid and electric vehicles meet minimum sound requirements so that pedestrians are able to detect the presence, direction and location of these vehicles when they are operating at low speeds.
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The Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) continues to force refiners to sell larger amounts of corn ethanol and other biofuels each year, regardless of weather, supply demand, or cost influences.
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In a huge win for backers of biofuels, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied a closely watched request to grant Texas a 50% waiver from a federal renewable fuel standard mandate.
The countries are all subject to U.S. sanction and the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Reserve say Standard Chartered Bank moved millions of dollars between 2001 and 2007 illegally through the U.S. financial system on behalf of Iranian, Sudanese, Libyan and Burmese entities.
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Such specificity, as many of you know, is the standard practice of federal prosecutors all across America.
This step moves us closer to meeting the recent Jobs Council recommendation to enable regulations to be searched by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, (NAICS is a standard used by Federal agencies in classifying industry).
After the settlements with federal and New York authorities, Standard Chartered's legal problems in the U.S. appeared to be over.
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McVeigh's other attorney, Nathan Chambers, told CNN there is no standard for autopsy in federal executions because the last federal execution occurred 38 years ago.
Federal immigration officials usually have a lesser standard: reasonable suspicion.
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Wright dismissed the suit, saying that even if what Jones alleged was true, it would not rise to the legal standard required to prove a federal sexual harassment claim.
The worst non-war time inflation in hundreds of years occurred in the decade after the U.S. left the gold standard in 1971 as the Federal Reserve was more biased to promoting growth than containing an oil-shock (sound familiar?).
You may not itemize deductions if you use the federal form 1040EZ: you must claim the standard deduction.
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By and large, Mr Romney embraces the standard Republican view of a meddling federal government in desperate need of restraint.
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While Standard was busted up by the federal government way back in 1911, the current patriarch has put the family money to work in industries such as banking and New York City real estate.
While some tax incentives do exist (for ethanol and wind energy), there are no federal energy mandates besides a meager Renewable Fuel Standard passed last year by Congress to boost production of ethanol and biodiesel.
As noted by the House Judiciary Committee in 1970, Congress has recognized that Federal judges must be held to a different standard of conduct than other civil officers because of the nature of their position and the tenure of their office.
Now, the standard view seems to be that the Federal Reserve will have to ease policy.
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Interest rates should be under the control of the Federal Reserve, and there needs to be a standard for primary residences in America.
And, in the payments industry, self-policing is in place through the PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) which, while not a federal law, has become law in some states.
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But now that it has this standard it can more easily work with other federal entities.
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More important, the GOP has to embrace the growth standard as essential to restoring balance to the federal budget.
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The federal government has proposed new rules that would push the standard to 62 miles per gallon by 2025.
The Federal Reserve was billed as an improvement over the gold standard.
The EFOY is also standard equipment as back-up power for federal troops in Germany, because it reduces on-the-move weight compared to diesel generators.
The new standard has everything that WPA has plus the ability to use a new encryption method dubbed Advanced Encryption Standard, considered strong enough for use by federal government agencies.
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