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A Protocol for Monitoring Ozone and Foliar Injury throughout the Cumberland Piedmont Network
ISBN: 9781492207306 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Ground level ozone is a secondary pollutant, meaning that ozone is not directly emitted by sources, but is created through chemical reactions between primary pollutants that are emitted directly from sources such as power plants, automobiles, and factories.
Ground level ozone is a secondary pollutant, meaning that ozone is not directly emitted by sources, but is created through chemical reactions between ...
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PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes): Somewhat Simplified
ISBN: 9781505589153 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Under federal law, local governments (usually counties) are compensated through various programs for reductions to their property tax bases due to the presence of most federally owned land. These lands cannot be taxed, but may create a demand for services such as fire protection, police cooperation, or longer roads to skirt the federal property. Some compensation programs are run by specific agencies and apply only to that agency's land. The most widely applicable program, administered by the Department of the Interior (DOI), is called "Payments in Lieu of Taxes" (PILT, 31 U.S.C. 6901-6907)....
Under federal law, local governments (usually counties) are compensated through various programs for reductions to their property tax bases due to the...
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Southeast Coast Network Surface Water Discharge Monitoring: Analysis of Existing Data and Data Acquisition Applications
ISBN: 9781492211013 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Southeast Coast Network (SECN) contains twenty parks (Table 1), seventeen of which contain significant and diverse natural resources. In total, SECN parks encompass more than 178,000 acres of federally managed land across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.
The Southeast Coast Network (SECN) contains twenty parks (Table 1), seventeen of which contain significant and diverse natural resources. In total, SE...
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Small Business Administration HUBZone Program
ISBN: 9781505203325 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Small Business: Access to Capital and Job Creation
ISBN: 9781507868065 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including loan guaranty and venture capital programs to enhance small business access to capital; contracting programs to increase small business opportunities in federal contracting; direct loan programs for businesses, homeowners, and renters to assist their recovery from natural disasters; and small business management and technical assistance training programs to assist business formation and expansion. Congressional interest in these programs has increased in recent years, primarily...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including loan guaranty and venture capital pro...
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PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes): Somewhat Simplified
ISBN: 9781512273458 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
ISBN: 9781505904819 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance with rules prescribed by Congress. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time. There have been exceptions to the Navy's ship-naming rules, particularly for the purpose of naming a ship for a person when the rule for that type of ship would have called for it to be named for something else. Some observers in recent years have perceived a breakdown in, or corruption of, the rules for naming Navy...
Names for Navy ships traditionally have been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy, under the direction of the President and in accordance...
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Changes in the Arctic
ISBN: 9781499669398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region's future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic country and has substantial interests in the region. On January 12, 2009, the George W. Bush Administration released a presidential directive, called National Security Presidential Directive 66/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 25 (NSPD 66/HSPD 25), establishing a new U.S. policy for the Arctic region. Record low extents of Arctic sea ice over the past decade have focused...
The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the region...
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Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park: Weather of 2009
ISBN: 9781491214992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Weather and climate are widely recognized as key drivers of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, affecting biotic as well as abiotic ecosystem characteristics and processes. Global and regional scale climatic patterns, trends, and variations are critical to the cycling of elements, nutrients, and minerals through the ecosystems and can deliver pollutants from regional and even global sources. These variations and trends influence the fundamental properties of ecologic systems such as soil-water relationships, and plant-soil processes and their disturbance rates and intensity. Information...
Weather and climate are widely recognized as key drivers of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, affecting biotic as well as abiotic ecosystem characte...
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Wetland Inventory and Mapping Report: Valley Forge National Historical Park
ISBN: 9781494453428 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The primary objective of this report is to describe and document the wetland inventory and mapping work performed from 2 May 2011 to 28 July 2011 at Valley Forge National Historical Park (Valley Forge NHP). This report was prepared, in part, to satisfy the regulatory requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which has jurisdictional authority over wetlands and waterways of the United States under the purview of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), who have authority over wetlands and waterways under the purview of...
The primary objective of this report is to describe and document the wetland inventory and mapping work performed from 2 May 2011 to 28 July 2011 at V...
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Food Safety Issues for the 114th Congress
ISBN: 9781508602941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Congress passed comprehensive food safety legislation in December 2010 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act FSMA], P.L. 111-353), representing the largest expansion and overhaul of U.S. food safety authorities since the 1930s. FSMA greatly expanded food safety oversight authority at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), but did not alter oversight authorities within other federal agencies responsible for food safety, such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Given challenges facing FDA in implementing this law and also a...
Congress passed comprehensive food safety legislation in December 2010 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act FSMA], P.L. 111-353), representing the larg...
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An Evaluation of Biological Inventory Data Collected at Hot Springs National Park Vertebrate and Vascular Plant Inventories
ISBN: 9781492388173 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. As part of the National Park Service's effort to "improve park management through greater reliance on scientific knowledge," a primary role of the Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program is to collect, organize, and make available natural resource data. A list of species known to occur in NPS units is considered a basic inventory need (see: http: //science.nature.nps.gov/im/inventory/index.cfm). The I&M Program's Heartland Network (HTLN) recently completed inventories of vertebrate species and vascular plants at Hot Springs National Park (HOSP). In doing so, all existing data were cataloged,...
As part of the National Park Service's effort to "improve park management through greater reliance on scientific knowledge," a primary role of the Inv...
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The National Popular Vote Initiative: Direct Election of the President by Interstate Compact
ISBN: 9781505589184 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The National Popular Vote (NPV) initiative proposes an agreement among the states, an interstate compact that would effectively achieve direct popular election of the President and Vice President without a constitutional amendment. It relies on the Constitution's grant of authority to the states in Article II, Section 1, to appoint presidential electors "in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct.... " Any state that joins the NPV compact pledges to award all its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that wins the most popular votes nationwide, regardless of who wins in that...
The National Popular Vote (NPV) initiative proposes an agreement among the states, an interstate compact that would effectively achieve direct popular...
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Vascular Plant Inventory of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
ISBN: 9781492359432 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The primary objective of this study is to document the vascular plant flora of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA). The secondary objective is to examine the rare, endemic, and nonnative species composition and distribution in Glen Canyon NRA(GLCA). Species that are rare, endemic, or nonnative often have management implications for land management agencies.
The primary objective of this study is to document the vascular plant flora of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA). The secondary objective is ...
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Invasive Exotic Plant Monitoring at Hot Springs National Park Year 1 (2009)
ISBN: 9781492376057 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Author's note. In this report, we use the term invasive exotic plant to refer to plants that are not native to the park and that are presumed to pose environmental harm to native plant populations and/or communities based on a review of numerous state and regional invasive exotic plant lists. The great majority of the introductory text was taken from Welch and Geissler (2007) with slight modification.
Author's note. In this report, we use the term invasive exotic plant to refer to plants that are not native to the park and that are presumed to pose ...
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Congressional Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Legislative Considerations
ISBN: 9781507868096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Congressional advisory commissions are formal groups established to provide independent advice; make recommendations for changes in public policy; study or investigate a particular problem, issue, or event; or perform a duty. While no legal definition exists for what constitutes a "congressional commission," in this report a congressional commission is defined as a multi-member independent entity that (1) is established by Congress, (2) exists temporarily, (3) serves in an advisory capacity, (4) is appointed in part or whole by Members of Congress, and (5) reports to Congress. These five...
Congressional advisory commissions are formal groups established to provide independent advice; make recommendations for changes in public policy; stu...
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Protocol Narrative for Marine Ecosystem Monitoring in the Southwest Alaska Network of National Parks: Version 1.0
ISBN: 9781491098370 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This document provides a comprehensive plan for long-term monitoring of nearshore marine resources in the National Park Service's (NPS) Southwest Alaska Network (SWAN) parks. The objective of plan is to assist managers in preserving park resources by documenting changes to these resources over time and suggesting possible causes for these changes. The monitoring encompasses all major elements of the nearshore trophic web, from primary producers to apex predators, and focuses on six vital signs: kelp and seagrasses, marine intertidal invertebrates, marine birds, black oystercatchers, sea...
This document provides a comprehensive plan for long-term monitoring of nearshore marine resources in the National Park Service's (NPS) Southwest Alas...
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Vascular Plant Inventory of San Juan Island National Historical Park
ISBN: 9781492914495 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The National Park Service's primary mission is to conserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment of present and future generations. In 1992, the National Park Service's (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program identified a list of candidate elements and processes for initial inventory in all natural resource parks. It also proposed the establishment of prototype inventory and monitoring parks, and outlined national implementation guidelines. The National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 recognized the need for good scientific...
The National Park Service's primary mission is to conserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for th...
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Regionwide Archeological Survey Plan: Southeast Field Area
ISBN: 9781491030905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The overall goal of the Systemwide Archeological Inventory Program is to "conduct systematic, scientific research to locate, evaluate, and document archeological resources on National Park Systems lands. "To accomplish this is in timely and efficient manner, each field area of the National Park Service was asked to develop a plan of action.
The overall goal of the Systemwide Archeological Inventory Program is to "conduct systematic, scientific research to locate, evaluate, and document ar...
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Venezuela: Background and U.S. Relations
ISBN: 9781502777195 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. While historically the United States has had close relations with Venezuela, a major oil supplier, friction in bilateral relations rose under the leftist populist government of President Hugo Chavez (1999-2013), who died in March 2013 after battling cancer for almost two years. After Chavez's death, Venezuela held presidential elections in April 2013 in which acting President Nicolas Maduro, who had been serving as Chavez's vice president, defeated opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by a margin of just 1.49%, with the opposition alleging significant irregularities. Venezuela's December...
While historically the United States has had close relations with Venezuela, a major oil supplier, friction in bilateral relations rose under the left...
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