Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2002: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, Part 5U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 - United States |
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... questions and such . I have a couple of different questions mainly on , I guess , the Census and NOAA . I think we have to congratulate the Bureau for the job they did . The professionals came through and did the best Census ever , as ...
... questions and such . I have a couple of different questions mainly on , I guess , the Census and NOAA . I think we have to congratulate the Bureau for the job they did . The professionals came through and did the best Census ever , as ...
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... questions . Do you want me to come back , or do you want me to finish up while I am started here ? Mr. WOLF ... question about NOAA . I am in a coastal area on the Gulf of Mexico . There have been a couple of problems with NOAA ...
... questions . Do you want me to come back , or do you want me to finish up while I am started here ? Mr. WOLF ... question about NOAA . I am in a coastal area on the Gulf of Mexico . There have been a couple of problems with NOAA ...
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... question which was not going to be my first question , but since I am on that subject , I will ask the ques- tion now . We did pass a bill last year , after much debate , which in my opinion watered down the original intent of a bill I ...
... question which was not going to be my first question , but since I am on that subject , I will ask the ques- tion now . We did pass a bill last year , after much debate , which in my opinion watered down the original intent of a bill I ...
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... question and advise us- Secretary EVANS . You bet . Mr. SERRANO [ continuing ] . On the question of whether the Con- stitution says count people who live within the States , or whether it could be interpreted to say count all folks ...
... question and advise us- Secretary EVANS . You bet . Mr. SERRANO [ continuing ] . On the question of whether the Con- stitution says count people who live within the States , or whether it could be interpreted to say count all folks ...
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... question has been under way since mid - December 2000. Currently , more than 400 coders are working on the project ... questions must be edited before others , because the latter rely on the presence of legal values in previously edited ...
... question has been under way since mid - December 2000. Currently , more than 400 coders are working on the project ... questions must be edited before others , because the latter rely on the presence of legal values in previously edited ...
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Page 235 - Lawrence; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part and East Florida on the other shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic ocean, excepting such islands as now are or heretofore have been within the limits of...
Page 296 - Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management, usually, we are told, without Federal charge and subject to State policy and hunting licenses.
Page 179 - Administration (NOAA) is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and manage the Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities.
Page 228 - AOML's Remote Sensing Division to reactivate its field measurements that provide data for major community health-related decisions in contaminant-release emergencies in Florida and elsewhere. Coral reef monitoring activities are also supported. These funds will also enable PMEL's Fisheries Oceanography program to continue ocean measurements planned for the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. These funds are important to the study of the potential influences of climate changes on recent shifts in the...
Page 206 - ... climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water management, and energy supply to alter strategies and reduce economic vulnerability. Building on the understanding of the Earth's climate system that has resulted from the Nation's strong scientific research and numerical modeling programs, this Climate Observations and Services Program will begin the transition of research data, observing systems and understanding from experiments to applications, and from basic science to practical products....
Page 222 - Since our Nation's founding, maritime trade has been vital to economic prosperity. NOAA's lineage dates back to 1807 when President Thomas Jefferson called for charting the coasts and harbors. Today, more than 95 percent of US foreign trade moves by sea. In 1998, about 2.4 billion tons of cargo moved on our waterways and through our ports.
Page 100 - Our commitment to open trade must be matched by a strong commitment to protecting our environment and improving labor standards.
Page 228 - The FY 2002 budget increase will enable NOAA to fund six major and several minor interdisciplinary voyages of discovery that will map the physical, geological, biological, chemical, and archaeological aspects of parts of the US EEZ. NOAA will conduct missions of exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic Bight, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Northeast Pacific, California, and the Gulf of Alaska. Education and outreach is a major component of NOAA's Ocean Exploration Initiative. NOAA will carry-out...
Page 193 - Major monitoring and compliance activities will include review of quarterly licensee reports, on-site inspections, audits, license violation enforcement, and implementation of shutter control in national security and foreign policy crisis situations. The total request of $31.4 million for Data and Information Services — operational activities represents an increase of $6.5 million above the FY 2001 Enacted level. This continued investment is for core operational activities and will increase the...
Page 206 - The agency-wide Climate Observations and Services activity represents a partnership that allows NOAA to facilitate the transition of research observing and data systems and knowledge into operational systems and products. During recent years, there has been a growing demand from emergency managers, the private sector, the research community, decision-makers in the United States and international governmental agencies and the general public to provide timely data and information about climate variability,...