Federal programs

A Guide to Federal Programs in Biomass Energy, Meridian Corporation and Science AppHcations International Corp., Washington, D.C., Sept. 1984, 157 pp. 

Standards and procedures for authorizing state hazardous waste programs to be operated in lieu of the federal program (Part 271)... 

Be consistent with, and no less stringent than, the federal program and other authorized state programs... 

U.S. General Aeeounting Offiee. Water Quality, A Catalog of Related Federal Programs. GAO/RCED-96-173. 64p. 

Our inventory also showed that funding levels for materials vary widely across differing materials classes. R D on advanced metals received 13% (the largest fraction in 1992), composites were 11%, electronic materials were 10%, and biomaterials were also 10%. The FCCSET process proved enormously successful in focusing the federal program on materials research. 

Advanced Materials and Processing The Federal Program in Materials Science and Technology , A Report by the FCCSET Committee on Industry and Technology to Supplement the President s Fiscal Year 1993 Budget. 

RCRA Subtitle I regulates USTs that contain petroleum or hazardous substances. A major objective of Subtitle I is to prevent and clean up releases from tanks. Under Subtitle I, U.S. EPA has developed performance standards for new tanks, upgrading requirements for existing tanks, and regulations to prevent, detect, and clean up releases at all UST sites. State UST programs may be approved to operate in lieu of the federal program. 

Is equivalent to, no less stringent than, and consistent with the federal program (state requirements may be more stringent or broader in scope). 

Provides for public availability of information in substantially the same manner and to the same degree as the federal program. 

In the U.S., three federal programs are currently in progress for identifying and cleaning up contaminated sites1 ... 

Combating Terrorism Observations on Growth in Federal Programs. Washington, D.C. U. S. Government Accounting Office (GAO/T-NSIAD-99181, June 9) 1999. 

Even in a country with much arable land such as the U.S., a large part of the agricultural land would be needed for biomass production for it to serve as a major source of fuel. A good fraction of arable land in the United States (and the world) would be needed for biomass-to-hydrogen production sufficient to displace a significant fraction of gasoline which may not be a practical or politically feasible approach. The United States uses about 350 million acres for crops and about 10% of this is cropland idled by federal programs. 

OMB (Office of Management and Budget). 1992. Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs. OMB Circular No. A-94. October 29. Available online at . 

In addition to a healthy diet, exercise is vital to keeping your body strong and full of energy. Above, Ivonne Borrero and her 11-year-old son, Jose Roman, walk along Boston Harbor in 2007 as part of a federal program to combat childhood obesity, called We Can It encourages subtle changes at home to help kids learn healthy habits. 

In addition to the above federal programs, states have appropriated about 1 billion for conservation initiatives. These cost-share and incentive programs are resulting in increasing adoption of BMPs. The most important of these for soil, water, and wildlife quality are conservation tillage, field and vegetative buffers (conservation buffers), wetland restoration, nutrient management, and IPM. 

EE-2G, 1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585-0121 US Toll Free 877-337-3463 E-mail Address dennis.a.smith ee.doe.gov Web Address www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities The Clean Cities Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, is a federal program to promote the use of alternative fuels in U.S. cities. 

One of the twentieth century s greatest scientists and thinkers, Albert Einstein, observed, "Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our society." Are the US government s federal programs supporting industrial uses of biomass an example of such thinking ... 

Federal programs and policies channel scientific genius and entrepreneurial energy and investment capital in specific directions. Regarding biomass, the overall impact of direct spending and tax incentives is not insubstantial. 

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