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Integrated Upland Monitoring in Bryce Canyon National Park Annual Report 2011 (Non-Sensitive Version)
ISBN: 9781492818205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The goal of the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN) integrated upland monitoring effort is to provide park managers with status and trend information on vegetation and soil attributes. This information is intended to provide early warning of resource degradation and determine natural variability of upland resources.
The goal of the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN) integrated upland monitoring effort is to provide park managers with status and trend informa...
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Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 3230; P.L. 113-146)
ISBN: 9781503177123 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. On August 7, 2014, the President signed the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 3230; H.Rept. 113-564; P.L. 113-146). The Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2014 (H.R. 5404; P.L. 113-175) made minor amendments to some provisions in P.L. 113-146. The act, as amended, makes a number of changes to programs and policies of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that aim to increase access and lower wait times for veterans who seek care at VA facilities. Among other things, the act establishes a new...
On August 7, 2014, the President signed the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 3230; H.Rept. 113-564; P.L. 113-146). The De...
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Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Inventory and Monitoring National Parks to Acidification Effects from Atmospheric Sulfur and Nitrogen Deposition Nort
ISBN: 9781492931386 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public.
The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicabi...
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Energy Tax Policy: Issues in the 114th Congress
ISBN: 9781507735930 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A number of energy tax provisions expired at the end of 2014. Expired provisions include those that support renewable electricity (the production tax credit (PTC)), provisions that support energy efficiency in both residential and commercial buildings, and tax credits for certain biofuels and other alternative fuels. Like the 113th Congress, the 114th Congress may choose to address expired energy tax provisions. The Tax Increase Prevention Act (P.L. 113-295), enacted late in the 113th Congress, temporarily extended, through 2014, most expired energy tax provisions. Energy tax policy may also...
A number of energy tax provisions expired at the end of 2014. Expired provisions include those that support renewable electricity (the production tax ...
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Research Tax Credit: Current Law and Policy Issues for the 113th Congress
ISBN: 9781502841889 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Technological innovation is a primary engine of long-term economic growth, and research and development (R&D) serves as the lifeblood of innovation. The federal government encourages businesses to invest more in R&D than they otherwise would in several ways, including a tax credit for increases in spending on qualified research above a base amount. This report describes the current status of the credit, summarizes its legislative history, discusses policy issues it raises, and describes legislation to modify and extend it. The report will be updated as warranted by legislative activity or...
Technological innovation is a primary engine of long-term economic growth, and research and development (R&D) serves as the lifeblood of innovation. T...
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Monitoring Forest Vegetation in the North Coast and Cascades Network: 2010 Annual Report
ISBN: 9781492891024 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 36 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This report presents results from monitoring of forest vegetation in the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) as part of the Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service (NPS). The program focuses on "vital signs," which are defined as "a relatively small set of information-rich attributes that are used to track the overall condition or "health" of park natural resources and to provide early warning of situations that require intervention" (Fancy et al. 2009).
This report presents results from monitoring of forest vegetation in the North Coast and Cascades Network (NCCN) as part of the Inventory and Monitori...
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations and Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781512309829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 114th Congress
ISBN: 9781506018461 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The U.S. Constitution grants authority over the regulation of foreign commerce to Congress. It exercises this authority in numerous ways, including through oversight of trade policy and the consideration of legislation to approve trade agreements and authorize trade programs. Policy issues cover such areas as: U.S. trade negotiations; U.S. trade and economic relations with regions and countries; international trade institutions; tariff and nontariff barriers; worker dislocation from trade liberalization; trade remedy laws; import and export policies; international investment; economic...
The U.S. Constitution grants authority over the regulation of foreign commerce to Congress. It exercises this authority in numerous ways, including th...
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Teacher's Guide to the Russian Abacus or S'chyoty
ISBN: 9781500682262 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Programs Throughout the Eastern Rivers and Mountains Network Region: Commonalities Among Regulatory Authoritie
ISBN: 9781491230190 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The conservation and protection of natural resources requires monitoring of temporal and spatial variability of ecosystem conditions, particularly with regard to human-induced stressors. The National Park Service (NPS) received a science mandate from Congress with the passing of the 1998 National Parks Omnibus Management Act and created the Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program. A primary role of the I&M Program is to collect, organize, and make available natural resource data and to contribute to the NPS's institutional knowledge by facilitating the transformation of data into information...
The conservation and protection of natural resources requires monitoring of temporal and spatial variability of ecosystem conditions, particularly wit...
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Water Resources Foundation Report: Ozark National Scenic Riverways
ISBN: 9781494454241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Following the 2004 Park Planning Program Standards, parks are to prepare a Foundation for Park Planning and Management document, which describes a park's purpose, significance, primary interpretive themes and special mandates, and identifies and analyzes those resources and values determined to warrant primary consideration in park planning and management.
Following the 2004 Park Planning Program Standards, parks are to prepare a Foundation for Park Planning and Management document, which describes a par...
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The Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Expensing Allowances: Current Law and Issues for the 114th Congress
ISBN: 9781508604624 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis: North Cascades National Park
ISBN: 9781492334613 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, and Ross Lake National Recreation Area (NOCA) from five of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3); (3) Industrial Facilities Discharge (IFD); (4) Drinking Water Supplies (DRINKS); and (5) Flow Gages (GAGES). The document provides: (1) a complete inventory of all retrieved water quality parameter data, water quality...
This document presents the results of surface-water-quality data retrievals for North Cascades National Park, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, an...
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Annotated Checklist of Vascular Flora: Fossil Butte National Monument
ISBN: 9781492737827 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. IntroductionIn 2006, the National Park Service (NPS) estab-lished a cooperative agreement with the University of Wyoming, through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, to produce a series of technical reports summarizing the vascular plant flora of each of the 16 national park units of the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN).
IntroductionIn 2006, the National Park Service (NPS) estab-lished a cooperative agreement with the University of Wyoming, through the Rocky Mountains ...
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Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Pipe Spring National Monument
ISBN: 9781492737131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCPN) worked with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Park Service (NPS) Vegetation Mapping Program to describe and map vegetation at Pipe Spring National Monument (PISP). This collaborative effort involved project partners engineering-environmental Management, Inc. (e2M), the Western Region office of NatureServe, and their cooperators.
The Northern Colorado Plateau Inventory and Monitoring Network (NCPN) worked with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Park Service (NPS) Ve...
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Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Legislative and Executive Branch Initiatives
ISBN: 9781505321647 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The September 11, 2012, attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, prompted sustained congressional attention on the specific circumstances of the events in question, as well as broader questions regarding how U.S. diplomatic personnel and facilities abroad are secured. Ensuring that the Department of State is better prepared for the possibility of similar attacks in the future has been a central congressional concern. The Department of State undertook a number of measures in response to the attack, including immediate steps to bolster security at posts around the world; an investigation...
The September 11, 2012, attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, prompted sustained congressional attention on the specific circumstances of the ...
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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Land Cover Mapping Project User's Guide
ISBN: 9781492398912 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In August, 1996, the Alaska System Support Office of the National Park Service (NPS) joined with Pacific Meridian Resources to develop and produce a digital landcover map of the lands encompassing and surrounding Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. This report documents this project, the resulting raster land cover map, and the methods and procedures used. In addition to this report, a digital user's guide (in html format) has been produced for the Alaska System Support Office.
In August, 1996, the Alaska System Support Office of the National Park Service (NPS) joined with Pacific Meridian Resources to develop and produce a d...
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Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling
ISBN: 9781507869963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Most retail food stores are now required to inform consumers about the country of origin of fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, shellfish, peanuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, ginseng, and ground and muscle cuts of beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and goat. The rules are required by the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171) as amended by the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-246). Other U.S. laws have required such labeling, but only for imported food products already pre-packaged for consumers. The final rule to implement country-of-origin labeling (COOL) took effect on March 16, 2009. Both the authorization and...
Most retail food stores are now required to inform consumers about the country of origin of fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, shellfish, peanuts, pec...
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Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange
ISBN: 9781503089754 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) includes a number of provisions intended to improve access to health insurance coverage. Among these are provisions that apply to the small group market to address perceived problems in the market, including low offer rates among smaller employers and the sometimes prohibitive cost of health plans available in the small group market. The small business health option program (SHOP) exchanges are among the ACA provisions directed at the small group market. SHOP exchanges are marketplaces where private health...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) includes a number of provisions intended to improve access to health in...
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Large Rivers Water Quality Monitoring Protocol: Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network
ISBN: 9781492111290 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Large temperate rivers around the world have been historically affected by human activities and face an uncertain future in which water quality may be further threatened by climate change, urban development, agriculture, exotic species, recreation, and transportation uses (Meybeck and Helmer 1989; Zhang et al. 1999). In addition, large rivers can transfer water quality pollutants from land to sea, such as agricultural nitrogen in the Mississippi River causing hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico (Burkart and James 1999).
Large temperate rivers around the world have been historically affected by human activities and face an uncertain future in which water quality may be...
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