Thanks to stringent federal standards, average fuel economy reached an all-time high in 2012.
The conservatives favor federal standards as a roadmap for the states and local governments.
There are state and federal standards now and the Federal Election Commission must approve voting machine vendors.
Edwards says there are no federal standards regulating the design and use of office furniture and related equipment.
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By federal standards, the national stock of gasoline and diesel must contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel.
Individuals and small businesses could buy coverage that meets new federal standards through 50 insurance exchanges, which would be run by the states.
Starting in June, it will be illegal to make, sell or resell any crib in the U.S. that doesn't meet tough new federal standards.
The incident wasn't prosecuted as such because it didn't meet the federal standards required for the teens to be certified as adults, Washington said.
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Staffing rose to 331 from 274 in 2000 -- still modest by federal standards -- and picked up the pace of surprise audits and investigations of abuse.
McCarthy would succeed Lisa Jackson, who was repeatedly forced to defend her EPA stance favoring tougher federal standards on toxic pollutants and mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants.
As it happens, federal standards for fine-particle concentrations already exist.
This lawmaker and other sources said the administration favored federal standards, training and testing for security positions, and a larger federal presence at security checkpoints, especially at major airports.
Through mid-May, just 1, 026 registered hospitals and physicians out of a possible 56, 599 have demonstrated that they are using electronic medical records and other health information technology in accordance with federal standards.
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"The professional assurance for sterility is orders of magnitude less than the federal standards for sterility, " said Sarah Sellers, a former FDA compliance official who now consults for drug makers on safe manufacturing.
Because the Mercedes-Benz S400 illustrates how mainstream large and midsize cars in the coming years will be able to maintain acceptable levels of performance while garnering improved fuel economy to meet stricter federal standards.
Balky Republican moderates in the Senate have already made enough noise to restore some of the funding taken from Medicaid, Medicare and student loan programs and reinstate minimum federal standards for nursing home care.
If results are the objective, then we need to loosen the reins, giving teachers the ability to fulfill their responsibilities to students to the best of their abilities, not to the letter of the union contract and federal standards.
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Dubbed "NEMA Premium"--a standard created last year by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association for motors between 1 hp and 200 hp--these motors offer a few extra percentage points of energy efficiency and sell for roughly 25% more than motors meeting minimum federal standards.
As the Cuomo administration has more recently pursued an agenda that includes rewriting state law regarding abortions to codify it with federal standards, and has delayed a decision on whether to allow a controversial form of natural-gas drilling in the state, voters have come to believe they perceive a shift in the governor's ideology.
Since Mr Bush took office, the number of days when Texan cities have exceeded federal ozone standards has doubled, and Houston and Dallas currently face federal deadlines to make sharp cuts in air pollution or risk losing federal money for their roads.
Collective-bargaining agreements provide pay and benefits that are generous even by federal employee standards.
The Federal Accounting Standards Board is considering new rules about how financial companies account for off-balance sheet holdings.
In a statement, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said his agency will hold companies accountable for adhering to federal safety standards.
In September the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board recommended that America's government include similar calculations in its yearly financial report by 2013.
Yet he pushes for new federal safety standards guaranteed to delay new fracturing projects and leave natural gas firms with large compliance costs.
The coal industry may be fighting new federal emissions standards, air-pollution regulations and even the idea of carbon pricing, but those things are all a boon for carbon-free nuclear power.
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In one operation, spot-checks by the FDA and the U.S. Customs Service found that 88 percent of drugs imported into the country by mail or courier violated federal safety standards in some way.
Toxic chemicals have been detected at levels exceeding federal safety standards in the soil and air around the still-burning rubble of the World Trade Center, according to documents compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency.
While the federal government routinely obtains one 30-day extension of filing deadlines in its Supreme Court cases and not infrequently obtains a second, the 98-day extension in this case is very unusual, even by federal government standards.
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