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Massive studies of the health problems associated with fats have included the Anti-Coronary Club study in New York City (2), the Framingham study (3) in Massachusetts, and the Chicago study (4). These studies were financed by the United States federal government and supported by the Surgeon General s office, which issued a statement recommending that the fat component of the diet be reduced from an estimated 40% of calories to 30% (5). 

In the United States, federal regulations require automobile manufacturers to certify that vehicles are ia compliance with exhaust emission standards when tested under specific test procedures. 

Foreign specifications are generally available from the American National Standards Institute, New York United States federal specifications, at Naval Pubhcations and Forms, Philadelphia. 

Governments levy taxes to raise revenue and to discourage consumption of what is taxed. The primary purpose of United States federal and state gaso-... 

In the United States, Federal and State initiatives are assisting the businesses and consumers in managing, reusing, recycling, and disposal of household batteries. These include the Universal Waste Rule and the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act. 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1986. Migratory bird hunting availability of a final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) on the use of lead shot for hunting migratory birds in United States. Federal Register 51(124) 23443-23447. 

United States Federal Emergency Management Agency, About Hazus, http //www.fema.gov/hazus/ab main.htm, June 26,2002, . 

In 1985, the United States Federal Register recommended that the analysis of tumor incidence data be carried out with a Cochran-Armitage (Armitage, 1955 Cochran, 1954) trend test. The test statistic of the Cochran-Armitage test is defined as this term ... 

The United States Federal Government retains a nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, royalty-free license to exercise or have exercised for or on behalf of the United States throughout the world all the exclusive rights provided by copyright. Such license does not include the right to see copies or photocopies of this work. 

Foreign specifications are generally available from the American National Standards Institute, New York United States federal specifications, at Naval Publications and Forms, Philadelphia. The International Association for Stability, Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels maintains a web site, www.iash.net, with extensive references to fuel standards. 

TABLE 2.6 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Set by the United States Federal Government"... 

FEMA Abbreviation for the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

The United States federal standard requires that cottage cheese contain not less than 4% butterfat and not more than 80% moisture. The standard does not specify how much of the solids and fat must come from the dressing and the curd. 

United States federal standards for plain and bulky flavored ice milk are shown in Table 2.7. 

United States Federal Security Agency becomes the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). 

After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, federal investigators discussed the use of truth serum to obtain information from jailed terrorism suspects. The serum is the barbiturate thiopental, which is also known as pentothal sodium. The use of this drug to make a reluctant person talk has been portrayed in movies, books, and on television. 

Taylor, Barry N., ed. (1998). Interpretation of the International System of Units for the United States. Federal Register, July 28, 1998, 63, 144 40334-40340. Washington, DC U.S. Government Printing Office. 

Environmental Protection Agency, Good Laboratory Standards for Health Effects, United States Federal Register, Vol. 54 No. 158, 34067-34074, August 17, 1989. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Guidelines for Registering Pesticides in the United States," Federal Register 40(123), 26802 (1975). 

Details, such as shown in Tables 3 and 4, are presented annually as part of the United States Federal Income Tax Regulations. Tables are also given with conventions other than the half-year conventions for MACRS, such as mid-... 

FDA—The Unites States Federal Drug Administration oversees and regulates the introduction of new drug products into the medical marketplace. 

The latter two laws, although specifically United States federal regulations, will impact all e-commerce transactions because of the importance of the U.S. economy in the world marketplace. U.S. industries will seek the competitive edge advantage provided by this legislation. 

Also think about quarantines if you plan to import or export plants from the United States. In 1912, the Federal Plant Quarantine Act was passed to prevent the introduction of foreign pathogens into the United States. Federal plant quarantine laws limit the importation of plants, plant products (even seeds), and soil from other countries. Some states have their own, more restrictive, exclusions. Before you bring any plant into this country, check with the US. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and your state department of agriculture to see if any restrictions apply. Write to USDA/APHIS/PP Q, Federal Center Building, Hyattsville, MD 20782, for information. 

Single-dose rodenticide This chemical is used in commercially available rodenticide baits (usually pellets or meal) for the control of rats and mice both indoors and outdoors. In the United States, federal regulations require that bromethalin rodenticide products be applied only in locations out of reach... 

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