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Mexico's Oil and Gas Sector: Background, Reform Efforts, and Implications for the United States
ISBN: 9781503005624 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The future of oil and natural gas production in Mexico is of importance for both Mexico's economic growth, as well as for U.S. energy security, a key congressional interest. Mexico is a top trade partner and crude oil supplier to the United States. Mexico's state oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) remains an important source of government revenue even as it is struggling to counter declining oil production and reserves. Due to an inability to meet rising demand, Mexico has also significantly increased natural gas imports from the United States. Still, gas shortages have hindered the...
The future of oil and natural gas production in Mexico is of importance for both Mexico's economic growth, as well as for U.S. energy security, a key ...
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Rocky Intertidal Community Monitoring at Channel Islands National Park: 2005 Annual Report
ISBN: 9781491092606 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Channel Islands National Park includes the five northern islands off the coast of southern California and the surrounding waters out one nautical mile. Approximately 80% of the 176 miles of coastline around the islands is rocky. The diversity and undisturbed nature of the tidepools of this rocky coastline was recognized as a special feature of the islands in the enabling legislation. In order to gain information to conserve these communities unimpaired for future generations, the NPS has been monitoring the rocky intertidal at the islands since 1982. This report summarizes the 2005 sampling...
Channel Islands National Park includes the five northern islands off the coast of southern California and the surrounding waters out one nautical mile...
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Wetlands: An Overview of Issues
ISBN: 9781503188051 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Recent Congresses have considered numerous policy topics that involve wetlands. Many reflect issues of long-standing interest, such as applying federal regulations on private lands, wetland loss rates, and restoration and creation accomplishments. The issue receiving the greatest attention recently has been determining which wetlands should be included and excluded from requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA), especially the Section 404 permit program that regulates waste discharges affecting wetlands, which is administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection...
Recent Congresses have considered numerous policy topics that involve wetlands. Many reflect issues of long-standing interest, such as applying federa...
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Integrated Upland Monitoring in Canyonlands National Park: Annual Report 2008
ISBN: 9781492198567 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Uplands represent the vast majority of land area in national parks of the Colorado Plateau. Pla-teau uplands include rock outcrops, badlands, shrublands, grasslands, woodlands, and forests, with local vegetation determined by soil type and depth, topography, climate, and disturbance his-tory.
Uplands represent the vast majority of land area in national parks of the Colorado Plateau. Pla-teau uplands include rock outcrops, badlands, shrublan...
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National Capital Region Network 2008 Deer Monitoring Report
ISBN: 9781492944881 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 2000, the National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCRN) initiated a deer monitoring program to collect information on deer densities. The program is carried out through fall spotlight surveys in Antietam National Battlefield, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park- Gold Mine Tract, George Washington Memorial Parkway - Great Falls Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park, Monocacy National Park, National Capital Parks - East (Greenbelt and Piscataway units), Prince William Forest Park, and Rock Creek Park. Pellet-group counts are used in...
In 2000, the National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCRN) initiated a deer monitoring program to collect information on deer densit...
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Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781507737040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Japan is a significant partner for the United States in a number of foreign policy areas, particularly in U.S. security priorities, which range from hedging against Chinese military modernization to countering threats from North Korea. The alliance facilitates the forward deployment of about 50,000 U.S. troops and other U.S. military assets based in Japan. In addition, Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks could enhance the credibility and viability of the proposed trade pact, which is a core component of Obama Administration efforts to "rebalance" U.S. foreign...
Japan is a significant partner for the United States in a number of foreign policy areas, particularly in U.S. security priorities, which range from h...
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Lewis and Clark National Historic Park Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report
ISBN: 9781492893929 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The National Park Service (NPS) Vegetation Inventory Program (VIP) is an effort to classify, describe, and map existing vegetation of national park units as part of generating baseline data products for the NPS Natural Resources Inventory and Monitoring Program. A vegetation map of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Park (LEWI) was developed as part of a cooperative project between the National Park Service (NPS) and the Institute for Natural Resources' Oregon Biodiversity Information Center (ORBIC). The project complemented ongoing species-level inventory at the park which took place...
The National Park Service (NPS) Vegetation Inventory Program (VIP) is an effort to classify, describe, and map existing vegetation of national park un...
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The Corporate Income Tax System: Overview and Options for Reform
ISBN: 9781512378795 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Federal Crop Insurance: Background
ISBN: 9781507531198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The federal crop insurance program began in 1938 when Congress authorized the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The current program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency (RMA), provides producers with risk management tools to address crop yield and/or revenue losses for about 130 crops. The federal farm safety net also includes the farm commodity support programs, which provide price and income support for a much narrower list of "covered and loan commodities" such as corn, wheat, rice, and peanuts.
The federal crop insurance program began in 1938 when Congress authorized the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The current program, which is admini...
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Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781502509345 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Targeting U.S. Technologies A Trend Analysis of Cleared Industry Reporting: 2013
ISBN: 9781507876411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations
ISBN: 9781505875140 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The principal federal program to aid municipal wastewater treatment plant construction is authorized in the Clean Water Act (CWA). Established as a grant program in 1972, it now capitalizes state loan programs. Authorizations since 1972 have totaled $65 billion, while appropriations have totaled nearly $90 billion. It has represented 25%-30% of total funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recent years. In appropriations legislation, funding for EPA wastewater assistance is contained in the measure providing funds for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and...
The principal federal program to aid municipal wastewater treatment plant construction is authorized in the Clean Water Act (CWA). Established as a gr...
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Soldier and Brave: Historic Places Associated with Indian Affairs and the Indian Wars in the Trans-Mississippi West
ISBN: 9781410218612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 500 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume is a guide prepared by the National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, a nationwide program conducted by the National Park Service to identify historic and prehistoric places of significance. The sites and buildings described in this volume represent a colorful phase of American history. Yet, it was a tragic era. It has also been distorted in the popular mind by television and motion picture presentations. Visits to these pertinent historic sites will do much to dispel the myths associated with the period and contribute to better understanding of its complexities. Each site...
This volume is a guide prepared by the National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings, a nationwide program conducted by the National Park Service to...
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Competition in Federal Contracting: Legal Overview
ISBN: 9781505450118 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Competition in federal procurement contracting has long been of interest to Congress and the executive branch, in part because of the belief that increased competition among potential vendors results in lower prices for the government. President Obama issued a memorandum calling for increased competition in federal contracting on March 4, 2009, shortly after taking office, and his Administration has sought to reduce the number of "noncompetitive" contracts by various means, including by issuing guidance on "Increasing Competition and Structuring Contracts for Best Results" in October 2009....
Competition in federal procurement contracting has long been of interest to Congress and the executive branch, in part because of the belief that incr...
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Methods for Monitoring Landbirds A Review Commissioned by Seattle City Light's Wildlife Research Advisory Committee (2000)
ISBN: 9781492826552 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In January 2000 the Wildlife Research Advisory Committee (WRAC) of Seattle City Light awarded North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA) a grant to develop a long-term landbird monitoring plan for North Cascades National Park. The WRAC stipulated that NOCA use part of the grant to review and summarize existing literature on landbird monitoring methods, in order to identify and fully consider the various approaches that might be appropriate for implementation in NOCA and other national parks. This document summarizes our findings.
In January 2000 the Wildlife Research Advisory Committee (WRAC) of Seattle City Light awarded North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA) a gr...
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Border Security: Immigration Inspections at Ports of Entry
ISBN: 9781503177161 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. About 362 million travelers (citizens and non-citizens) entered the United States in FY2013, including about 102 million air passengers and crew, 18 million sea passengers and crew, and 242 million land travelers. At the same time about 205,000 aliens were denied admission at ports of entry (POEs); and about 24,000 persons were arrested at POEs on criminal warrants. Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) is responsible for conducting immigration inspections at America's 329 POEs. CBP's primary immigration...
About 362 million travelers (citizens and non-citizens) entered the United States in FY2013, including about 102 million air passengers and crew, 18 m...
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Occurrence of Temperate Bat Species at Three National Parks in the Great Lakes Region
ISBN: 9781492182900 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Lack of information about and the recognized importance of temperate bats as key components of northern Great Lakes ecosystems have placed bats as a high priority for biological inventories at three national parks within the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network (GLKN).
Lack of information about and the recognized importance of temperate bats as key components of northern Great Lakes ecosystems have placed bats as a h...
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Grassland Bird Monitoring at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa: 2005-2006 Status Report
ISBN: 9781492931775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. During 2005, the Heartland I&M Network and Prairie Cluster Prototype Monitoring Program (HTLN) initiated breeding bird surveys on nine plots in the reconstructed prairie at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa to address two objectives through time. The first objective is to monitor changes in bird community composition and abundance in the prairie section of the park. Our second objective is to monitor the responses of bird communities to changes in habitat structure and other habitat variables related to management activities. Results from 2005 and 2006 serve as a baseline for...
During 2005, the Heartland I&M Network and Prairie Cluster Prototype Monitoring Program (HTLN) initiated breeding bird surveys on nine plots in the re...
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Institutional Eligibility for Participation in Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs
ISBN: 9781507735961 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 38 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) authorizes programs that provide financial assistance to students to assist them in obtaining a postsecondary education at certain institutions of higher education (IHEs). These IHEs include public, private nonprofit, and proprietary institutions. For students attending such institutions to be able to receive Title IV assistance, an institution must be licensed or otherwise legally authorized to operate in the state in which it is physically located, accredited or preaccredited by an agency recognized for that purpose by the Department of Education...
Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) authorizes programs that provide financial assistance to students to assist them in obtaining a postseconda...
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Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis: Natural Bridges National Monument
ISBN: 9781492826200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR) from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3); (3) Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); (4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); (5) Water Gages (GAGES); and (6) Water Impoundments (DAMS). This document is one product resulting from a cooperative contractual endeavor between the National Park Service's (NPS) Servicewide Inventory...
This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR) from six of the United States...
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